Friday, August 25, 2023

A Wee Boo by Jessica Boyd, Illustrated by Brooke Kerrigan - ESSENTIAL

A Wee Boo by Jessica Boyd, Illustrated by Brooke Kerrigan. PICTURE BOOK. Orca Book Publishers, 2022. $22. 9781459827639

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

Boo is small and cute; not what is expected of a ghost. She struggles to get her haunting license because she is just too cute. The ghost committee gives her one last chance to scare a family. Boo tries everything she can think of but to no avail.  Until she sees a baby and decides she can scare him, but she can only make him laugh. The parents become frightened when they can’t figure out what the baby is laughing about.  The committee decides to grant her a license of haunting. Boo finds her place in life.

Each page of Boyd’s book brought a smile to my face! Who can resist an adorable little ghost? Boo finds a purpose in a life full of sweetness making a perfect ending to this delightful story.

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