Hush, Baby Ghostling by Andrea Beaty

3.39 STARS from 44 GoodReaders

I wasn't exactly sure what to expect when I saw this book staring out at me from our library's New Arrival Shelf. To be frank I wasn't sure that the baby ghost-thing wasn't going to put me off from reading this to my children, but I had heard some buzz about this book and decided to give it a try.  

Well, it's absolutely cute. And while the drawings are sweet it's the clever lyrics and concepts that caught our attention. The idea is that it's bedtime and Mama-ghost is putting her darling down to sleep. What follows ought to sound very familiar to most of us-- the usual obstacles arise, and consequently the usual assurances follow. Only with ghosts, you see, everything is sort of twisted around. Baby goes to sleep when the sun begins to rise. Baby also wants the "darkness" left on.

The author, Andrea Beaty, gives us all of this story with very clever and well done verses. Here's a sample so you can judge for yourself.

Hush, Baby Ghostling.

The haunting hour is past.

The bats have ceased their swooping and the dawn is coming fast.

So nestle safe beside me in our happy haunted home,
and dream a dream of darkness where the wild monsters roam.

Talking Points :::
o Sweet artwork takes second stage to a creative lyrics that make for a GOOD Read-a-Loud. This book would make a fine read any time, but especially good for bedtime (during Halloween or elsewise).

o Nothing scary, if the whole idea of ghosts doesn't bother your child. The book ends sweetly with "I Love You."

o Suitable for Bedtime. o Interest Level - Preschoolers thru early elementary  

Pam~
Somewhere in the X-burbs 

Hush, Baby Ghostling
by Andrea Beaty
Pascal Lemaitre (Illustrator)

Reading Information:
Word Count: 276
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 2.0 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 132158

updated October 2014