It's Not Easy Being a Ghost (It's Not Easy Being)

by Marilyn Sadler (Author) Steph Laberis (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Life isn't always easy--even for a ghost! In this funny follow-up to It's Not Easy Being Santa Claus, a ghost discovers that happiness comes from within when she learns to accept that she's simply too cute to be considered spooky!

The perfect way to celebrate Halloween with your littlest trick or treaters! Misty the Ghost is feeling sad. The haunted house she lives in is cold and damp. Spiders have taken over her living room. And worst of all, nobody thinks she is spooky. They think she is (gasp!) CUTE. But after trying to disguise herself as a mummy, a werwolf, and a witch--with hilarious results--Misty learns that true happiness comes from just being herself.

Featuring a comical cast of animal characters--plus a little bat sidekick with a BIG attitude for readers to find hidden on every page--this hardcover picture book about self-acceptance and overcoming obstacles makes a sweet Halloween treat for young readers! Everyone has a rough day now and then and wishes they could do something or be someone else. Not even beloved characters like Santa Claus, ghosts, and leprechauns are immune!

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Too cute to be spooky indeed but most certainly sweet.

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Marilyn Sadler
MARILYN SADLER is a children's book author, television producer, and screenwriter. Among the dozens of books she has written are the bestselling Random House It's Not Easy Being a Bunny, Honey Bunny Funnybunny, It's Better Being a Bunny, and It's Not Easy Being Santa Claus. Ms. Sadler's work has received many honors, including an IRA Classroom Choice Award and a Parents' Choice Award.

STEPH LABERIS is a character designer for animation and kidlit illustrator, based in Northern California. Her artwork reflects her love for animals and there's usually a chance to spot a cameo from one of her pet cats, rats, or dogs in her books! When she's not drawing, she enjoys tabletop gaming, glass working, and doting on the squirrels in her backyard--who seem to have adopted her.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593702901
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication date
August 13, 2024
Series
It's Not Easy Being
BISAC categories
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV017030 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Halloween
JUV069000 - Juvenile Fiction | Ghost Stories
Library of Congress categories
Identity
Picture books
Ghosts
Self-realization
Happiness

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