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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2011
K-Gr 2—It's bedtime, and Franny and Frankie Ghost are not tired. Crossing their fingers, they blithely lie and say they will go to bed after Father Ghost tells them a story. In fact, he winds up telling them three family tales. He starts with one about Uncle Ned, whose failed attempts to scare an old man, a teenager, and a baby end in personal disaster when he becomes a diaper. While his fate is appalling to the young ghosts, the illustration of Uncle Ned covering the bot...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2011
Ghost siblings Franny and Frankie demand a story—a scary story—from Father Ghost before they'll go to sleep. Of course, one bedtime story is never enough, and Father Ghost is persuaded to tell three. In the first, Uncle Ned sets out to scare somebody but comes to a most ignominious end (hint: a baby's bottom is involved); in the second (a hilarious Tar Baby tale), Cousin Nell is cured of her constant boas...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Ghost siblings Franny and Frankie demand a story--a <i>scary</i> story--from Father Ghost before they'll go to sleep. Of course, one ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More