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From Story Time: The Letter "G"

Read in Toddler Time
By Geneviève Côté
Toronto, Ontario : Tundra Books, 2014. Picture Book.

Bob wants a dog for his birthday, but instead he gets a ghost, and its name is Fluffy. Unfortunately, Fluffy doesn't fetch, sit or go for walks. But he does eat everything, and soon all of Bob's things and even Bob himself end up in Fluffy's belly. Will Bob find a way to tame his unruly and very hungry ghost? Will Fluffy realise that eating Bob wasn't a very nice thing to do? All ends well in this sweet and silly look at appreciating what you have. Every child will want a ghost for their birthday after reading this book.--Publisher

Read in Preschool Time
By Kevan Atteberry
New York : Holiday House, 2019. Picture Book.

A boy who used to have a cat believes that its ghost is darting through his house by day and purring in his bed at night.--Publisher

Read in Preschool Time
By Oliver Jeffers 
New York : Philomel Books, 2021. Picture Book.

A young girl lives in a haunted house, but she has never seen a ghost. Are they white with holes for eyes? Are they hard to see? Step inside and help the girl as she searches under the stairs, behind the sofa, and in the attic for the ghost.--Publisher 

Read in Book Babies
Written by Hannah Eliot
Illustrated by Anna Daviscourt
New York : Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2022. Board Book.

The classic children's song "I'm a Little Teapot" gets a delightful autumn twist in this charming board book. 'I'm a little pumpkin, yes I am. Here are my green leaves. Here is my stem!' Meet adorable pumpkins and animal friends in this sweet story that celebrates fall!--Publisher

Read in Book Babies
Written by Riley Guertin    
Illustrated by Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn
New York: Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2022. Board Book.

On Halloween night five little monsters take a broom out for a flight! The monsters on the broom fly round and round, all through the town.--Publisher

Read in Monday Cuentos 
By Linda Williams
New York: Harper Arco Iris, 1996. Libro ilustrado español.

Una pequeña vieja señora que no está asustada cualquier cosa debe ocuparse de una cabeza de la calabaza, de un sombrero negro alto, y de otros objetos spooky que la sigan a través de las maderas oscuras que intentan asustarla.--Publisher

Read in Friday Cuentos 
By José Carlos Andrés
Madrid : NubeOcho, 2021. Libro ilustrado español.

¡SOY EL FANTASMA DE LAS BRAGAS ROOOTAS! En Villa Pesadilla, los vecinos no pueden dormir ni vivir tranquilos porque el fantasma de las bragas rotas les asusta a todas horas. Para acabar con este asunto irán a su castillo Mario Bolirrojo, Vera la Bombera ... pero todos huyen despavoridos. ¿Cómo conseguirán solucionar el problema del fantasma de las bragas rotas?--Publisher


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