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Oh, what a fun way to take a tour of Canada, just in time for Hallowe’en! Travel far and wide, have some spooky (because well.. ghosts!) but not scary fun with little Ghost in A Haunted Ghost Tour in Canada. Can you guess where a Little Ghost might pop up next? Floating up over a boat, sliding between seats in a bus, or popping up at a concert? Will he be in Winnipeg, Vancouver or St. John’s?
The Basic Details for A Haunted Ghost Tour in Canada
Title: A Haunted Ghost Tour in Canada: Author: Louise Martin
Illustrator: Gabriele Tafuni
Publisher: Hometown World
Pages: 40
Intended Audience: 3-7 years
Genre: Canada, picture book, halloween, children’s books,
Available formats: Hardcover
Reviewed for: Raincoast Books
Author and Book Details
Living in England, Louise Martin has written and edited a wide range of books and magazines for children. She is joined in England by her food-motivated whippet and her family.
About the book
Experience a fa-BOO-lous Halloween with Little Ghost on a tour of all the landmarks you know and love in Canada! Little Ghost is going on a spooky Halloween tour around Canada, and you’re invited to ride along! Take a trip with the Ghost family as they travel from Ottawa to Vancouver and visit favorite landmarks such as CN Tower and Sambro Island Lighthouse. Along the way, Little Ghost loves tricking everyone . . . until Little Ghost hears the biggest BOO ever! Make this Halloween season spook-tacular with this cute, not-so-scary rhyming picture book that takes you on an adventure through your home.
Looking more closely
Rhyming lyrics lead us on a busy tour all throughout Canada. This book is fun to read quietly OR aloud. I find the font a bit small to read with a group of children gathered round.
But the fun of the lyrics makes it great as you hunt down local landmarks. The specifically created for Canada illustrations highlight such things as the parliament buildings, totems, and lighthouses.
Can you find Little Ghost as he tries to scare everyone wherever their journeys take them? Could he pop out of a bus? Or perhaps slide around the local lighthouse? Young readers will have fun find Little Ghost as he careens around Canada helping everyone had a fa-boo-lous Hallowe’en.
The illustrations by Gabriele Tafuni just add more fun to the pot. Colours that are bright and inviting, pages filled with lots of talking points for Hallowe’en activities. You’ll see all sorts of activities that make the holiday season fun, and lots of fun with pumpkins!
My Thoughts
I’m not a big one for celebrating Hallowe’en. We have candy here if kids come about the house, but it’s not like we decorate or anything. And I didn’t read Hallowe’en books with the lad when he was young, but I kinda like this one. It’s fun looking for Little Ghost, and it’s not spooky scary. And it takes children around the best country in the world! 🙂 If you aren’t adverse to Hallowe’en completely and want a fun way to look around Canada… pick up A Haunted Ghost Tour in Canada. You and your children should have fun with the lyrics, have lots of talking points in the pictures, and maybe even learn a thing or two.
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