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5 - Ghost

Oh how I loved reading this series of witty books to my children. So many in jokes for the literary parent! Kiddos loved it more than me, still talk about them now.

@Clwojick

It‘s a cute story for a kid in elementary school. However, I love the decor of the book. The outer pages are purple n the inside of the book is silver skulls .

Chris Riddell's illustrations are pretty #Iconic.

#MOvember @Cinfhen

A few illustrations for @RachelO

A pure gaimanesque delight, this first goth girl novella by the ever brilliant Chris Riddell. The pictures could even be a little weirder, but all in all it‘s a wonderful children‘s book with a strong female lead. I look forward to reading vol two 😍

I could not not share this picture of my "LO".

#raisingreaders

As someone who can be easily entertained, I loved Memoirs of a Mouse so much 😍 this mini book alone (found in the back cover) tops everything! 🐭📝 Written in poetry, with comic style illustrations. Super cute! 💓

This book is all-over groovy, with metallic cover glamour, and a ribbon bookmark. The illustrations are hilariously cool. The story includes lots of tributes to the classic writers and artists (another clue in this picture) that makes the family linage theme; neat for the Hotel Transylvania fans. Neat quick reading!

I found another quick read YA library book catching my interest. 🐭👻 I'll be getting to Goth Girl along with my current reads.

Goth Girl is adorable! She‘s smart, sweet, lonely and kind of shy; a wonderful heroine in my opinion! She ends up making some friends and exploring her large estate (gorgeous maps included!) to solve a mystery and save the day!! This had a Tim Burtony vibe which I am ALWAYS down for and I‘ve already purchased the next three. My only complaint is that I wish I would have known the hard cover version comes with a bonus book inside. #LitsyAtoZ #G

Chris Riddell!!!! 🙌🏻 I absolutely adore his illustrations and while researching for reading challenges discovered he has a middle grade series. Truth be told had I never heard of him and seen the title I‘d have been sold immediately regardless. So excited about this!! #LitsyAtoZ #G

Oh fun! I've always loved Chris Riddell's illustrations but I've never read anything written by him. Goth Girl is a delightful adventure, chock-full of sly, pun-tastic literary and historical allusions (Jane Ear!) that had me giggling on virtually every page. And of course the illustrations are BEAUTIFUL. #ReadHarderChallenge2018 "The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series".

Left alone by her father, only child Ada explores the corridors and gardens of their home, the Ghastly-Gorm Hall, meeting a cast of crazy and colourful characters. Her only friend is a ghost mouse called Ishmael.
#nuyear #achildwiththeghost
@Cinfhen @TrishB

My brother is joining the "Jolabokaflod".

Three of four books for the kids arrived today. Yeah!

We'll have a very bookish atheist Christmas. ?

#HallowReads #GothGalore

My son, @the_magicreader, likes Goth Girl. We still have to get his sister infected, but I think this will happen soon.

I'd like wallpaper like the one in the picture. 😉

@JoeStalksBeck @Tiffy_Reads

We love Chris Riddell, and we love Goth Girl. Bella is hoping for the latest instalment for her birthday next week, and plans to be Ada Goth for World Book Day 🐁 #gothgalore #hallowreads #raisingreaders

June and July seem filled with birthdays - it's my niece's 7th birthday tomorrow and here are the books we chose for her - a completely unintentional purple colour theme 😬! #raisingreaders

So much fun with action, silliness, and the best drawings! I highly recommend it. & it's just a lovely put together book with the fancy endpapers & a black ribbon bookmark!

Plus, a mini bonus book in the back, telling the ghost mouse's tale!

The ghost of the mouse.

I adore Chris Riddell's illustrations!

*giggles* Footnotes written by a severed foot! I love this book!

Look at these beautiful endpapers! And the pages are edged in purple foil. I love this book already! #endpapers

Holy moly, is this beyond gorgeous! #somethingpretty #riotgrams

I forgot to show you the little extra story tucked into a pocket on the back cover! He does this with every book in the series 💕

SHINY FOIL DYED EDGES.

Enough said.

Map of Ghastly-Gorm Hall where Ada lives and has her adventures.
No one draws better maps than Chris Riddell!
And look at those Goth-y endpapers👍

If you love Chris Riddell, read no further. Just go get these. Ada Goth lives in Ghastly-Gorm Hall with her father Lord Goth. She is a typical Riddell heroine in that she is smart and plucky, as well as wonderfully drawn 🙂
Full of capers and wonderful supporting characters, AMAZING drawings throughout, and amusing puns, twists, and turns.

Book 1: Ghost of a Mouse

Wonderful!!!!