See the Ghost: Three Stories about Things You Cannot See - (See the Cat) by David Larochelle (Hardcover)

About the Book

"It's not easy to enjoy a picnic when you have unseeable interlopers to contend with! In a ... trio of stories for beginning readers, the affable Max the dog and mischievous Baby Cakes the cat encounter a scare-happy ghost who has a run-in with a mirror, the wind at its blustery best, and a teeny-tiny fairy with a wayward wand who may have met her match"--From the publisher.

Book Synopsis

The Geisel Award-winning creators of See the Cat and See the Dog return for a comical new spoof on primers--and this time the cat, the dog, and the book are grappling with some curious things they can't see.

See the wind blow the leaves.
See the wind blow the leaves off the page.
See the wind blow the dog off the page.

It's not easy to enjoy a picnic when you have unseeable interlopers to contend with! In a new trio of stories for beginning readers, the affable Max the dog and mischievous Baby Cakes the cat encounter a scare-happy ghost who has a run-in with a mirror, the wind at its blustery best, and a teeny-tiny fairy with a wayward wand who may have met her match. With playfully meta flair, author David LaRochelle and illustrator Mike Wohnoutka bring back their lovable characters for an amusing foray into things that go "Boo!," "Whoosh!," and "Hey! . . . Will you let me back into the book?"

Review Quotes

Big laughs from this early reader. Broken into three stories, LaRochelle's accessible text will inspire confidence and giggles in new readers. Wohnoutka's gouache, comics-inspired illustrations use speech balloons to ratchet up the humor while providing context cues to support emerging decoding skills. . . See the star? Buy the book.
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Through the clever use of speech bubbles and Wohnoutka's delightful, inventive illustrations, three invisible things are animated and given tremendous personality. It is a remarkable feat to pack so many genuine laughs into such a simple text for emerging readers. . . This Geisel-winning series keeps the bar high with this newest installment. Not only does it set beginning readers up for success with repetition and context clues galore, but it entertains to its very core.
--Booklist (starred review)

Children will enjoy Mike Wohnoutka's comic-strip-style illustrations of the dog and cat protagonists in the story. . . . See the Ghost is one of those early readers that adults won't mind reading with their children/students. And if you're one of those people who judge the price of a children's book by how many times it gets read, you'll be satisfied. They'll pick this one up until they can read it all by themselves, after which you can pass it on to another beginning reader who is sure to appreciate it.
--The New York Journal of Books

About the Author

David LaRochelle is the author of many books for young readers, including Isle of You, illustrated by Jaime Kim, as well as How to Apologize, See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog, and See the Dog: Three Stories About a Cat, all illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka. See David LaRochelle in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.

Mike Wohnoutka has illustrated numerous books for young readers, including How to Apologize, See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog, and See the Dog: Three Stories About a Cat, all by David LaRochelle. He is also the author and illustrator of several picture books, including Croc & Turtle. See Mike Wohnoutka in Minneapolis.