Saturday, March 3, 2012

The Hungry Ghost of Rue Orleans by Mary Quattlebaum - ADVISABLE


Quattlebaum, Mary  The Hungry Ghost of Rue Orleans  Illustrated by Patricia Catelao  Random House, 2011.  PICTURE BOOK  $15.99  Content: G  Fred the ghost loves his dusty home on the Rue Orleans, but it is soon invaded my Marie and her father Pierre.  They clean the home and set up a restaurant to Fred’s dismay.  Fred does everything he can to scare the customers away, but it just intrigues people to come to the restaurant.  Fred packs up and is ready to leave when Marie makes him a dusty room and feeds him some of her father’s dessert.  Cute story with fun illustrations.  EL (K-3)-ADVISABLE.  Reviewer, C. Peterson.

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