School Spirits
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- Pre-Order
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- Expected Jul 14, 2026
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- $10.99
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- Pre-Order
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
This playful, gently spooky picture book about back-to-school jitters features a mischievous group of ghosts and is perfect for fans of Gustavo the Shy Ghost and Little Ghost Makes a Friend.
It’s time to go back to school, but…
What if classes are too tough
with loads of tests and tricky stuff?
The question troubling you the most . . .
What if—yikes!—your school’s got ghosts?
What’s a kid to do when a mischievous crew of ghosts starts hoarding hula hoops and levitating lunches? Be brave! And work with classmates to help the playful spirits understand how school works. As students model manners, they’ll see these spooky newcomers might be just the thing to liven up the learning day. After all, every school needs a little spirit!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
One child's school scaries manifest as mischievous ghosts in this spirited spin on facing first-day fears. "What if classes are too tough,/ with loads of tests and tricky stuff?/ The question troubling you the most... / What if—yikes!—/ your school's got ghosts?" So churns the anxiety of a brown-skinned child imagining what could go wrong at school. The worries seem to portend plenty when, upon arrival, "a strange mist flows./ The sky is swarmed by cawing crows." Additional evidence of haunting resolves into an interpersonal solution: bravely talking to new classmates. Using this tactic, the protagonist recruits peers to get the raucous ghosts in line by modeling best behavior and embracing the ghosts' "awesome energy" as school spirit. A limited palette of black, gray, red, and white gives off a retro vibe suited to scenes of rosy cheeked human students, portrayed with various skin tones, enjoying story time with a group of attentive ravens and hovering ghosts. Channeling nervous energy into positive vibes, this offers a jolly relational game plan for tackling new-school-year jitters. Ages 4–8.
