There’s a Ghost in This House! By Oliver Jeffers: A picture book with a twist!

During Artsweek, we focused on illustrator/author Oliver Jeffers. Beech Class’ favourite of his books was ‘There’s a Ghost in This House’!

A little girl has heard that her house is haunted but, try as she might, she can’t find the ghosts anywhere. Where could they be?  This is a perfect picture book for anywhere from Ash and Oak Classes upwards- the transparent pages show us where the friendly and cheeky ghosts are throughout!

‘Children will love the concept of being able to spot what the young girl can’t and Jeffers’ dryly funny visual jokes on the elusiveness of spirits finish with a cliffhang . . . Another absolute winner from this inventive author’ Daily Mail

‘A delightful interactive story- long on spectres but short on scares . . . Hauntingly adorable’ Guardian

‘the bestselling author pushes the boundaries of the picture book form . . . The giggling ghouls unseen by the girl may have little readers shouting “he’s behind you!” but there’s nothing panto-esque about this smart and inventive book’ Guardian

You can find out more about how the book was made here: There's a Ghost in this House — Oliver Jeffers