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Ten Timid Ghosts

By:

Jennifer O'Connell

The New York TimesPublishers Weekly, USA Today and Amazon Bestseller with Over One Million Copies Sold to date!

It's Halloween, and ten timid ghosts in a haunted house have a problem: a mean witch has moved in and is planning to scare them out, one by one! Young trick-or-treaters learn to count down from ten to one as each ghost flees from the witch's silly costumes and homemade props. When the homeless ghosts gather in the woods, their fear turns to determination and they plot to get their house back. Will the ghosts frighten the witch away in time for Halloween night?

A child can experience the book by counting the ghosts in each spread and matching the number. The rhythmic text is especially engaging for emergent readers. Many 'pre reading' children memorize the book and enjoy showing others how they can 'read' it.

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