About this item
Highlights
- If you're a fraidy-ghost, enjoying Halloween is hard!
- 4-7 Years
- 10.1" x 8.7" Hardcover
- 40 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Holidays & Celebrations
Description
About the Book
Perfect for spooky season: a picture book about a ghost overcoming his fears to participate in Halloween.Book Synopsis
If you're a fraidy-ghost, enjoying Halloween is hard!
When Finn is afraid, his stomach swoops, his hands sweat, and he can't move.
Finn, a spooky little ghostie, is too afraid to leave the comfort of his attic to enjoy trick-or-treating with his family. He's afraid of everything--the color orange, trees, people, even flying! But then he realizes that if he wants his favorite Halloween candy, he'll need to overcome his fears. Through incremental exposures to the things he's afraid of, Finn finds courage to do things he enjoys with the people he loves.
Perfect for spooky season, this debut picture book from artist Nadia Ahmed is sure to inspire readers to find the courage to overcome their own fears.
A 2025 CBC Children's Favorites Winner
A 2025 CBC Teacher Favorites Winner
A 2025 Winner of the Young People's Literature Award from The Friends of American Writers
Review Quotes
"Nadia Ahmed's The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Everything is not only a charming Halloween tale, but also an excellent year-round story about facing one's fears.... Ghoulishly great, The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Everything will inspire readers sidelined by their own jitters." --BookPage, starred review
"A poignant exploration of courage and resilience, perfect for young readers navigating their own fears and uncertainties. A valuable addition to any collection focusing on social-emotional development and self-acceptance." --School Library Journal
"A sweet, seasonally inspired, social-emotional learning book." --Kirkus Reviews
"Ahmed's artwork, which shifts from two-tone to color as Finn's courage strengthens, enhances the compassionate storytelling on display." --Publishers Weekly