Please Don't Scare the Ghost

“Instructions for shepherding an anxious ghost through a night of Halloween fun… Williford folds in some light messaging on boundaries (Ghost prefers not to be hugged and dislikes loud noises), which will speak to youngsters who feel overwhelmed by spooky season. Reassuring guidance for uncertain trick-or-treaters.” – Kirkus Reviews

“In Williford and Adams’s handy Halloween how-to, a child coaches readers on all the ins and outs of trick-or-treating with a nervous ghost… Humorous text delivers confident, supportive takes on monster behavior quirks (“Communication is key. Let Ghost know the mummy’s moans mean ‘Who likes Batty Bubblegum?’ ”), while readers glean that even friendly monsters can’t always help delivering a fright. An eerie, glowing colorscape of greens, purples, and yellows builds visual suspense throughout this meandering guide for Halloweeners.” – Publishers Weekly

Please Don’t Scare the Ghost is Carrie Williford’s picture book debut. She also writes for educational and consumer trade magazines published for young readers. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband, daughter, and dog.

Allysa Adams has always loved making things. Her childhood was spent drawing, sculpting, and wandering the woods to collect bones and feathers and interesting rocks. After completing degrees in molecular biology and genetics, she became a dentist, but found she needed more of an outlet for her creativity and has since pursued illustration as a second career. She is most drawn to projects that blend day-to-day reality with elements of surrealism and outright fantasy, and if left to her own devices, would doodle endless fantastical monsters. While not working, Allysa can be found exploring Pennsylvania with her husband, young daughter, and their poorly trained dog. They live in an old house, filled with bones and feathers and interesting rocks.

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