Ghosts Are People Too

Ghosts Are People Too is a charming guide to dealing with ghosts for the “Living Person”, told from the perspective of what, at first, appears to be a young boy but is, in fact, a “simple, ordinary” ghost named Ethan Alby. Readers are introduced to his family and dog, Mini Ricky, and Ethan admits that he loves to play with toys, but that he often breaks them because “being transparent, things often slip through [his] fingers.” The reader learns that ghosts, too, can be scared by “monsters, clowns, aliens and, occasionally, a monster-clown-alien” or by kids dressing up for Halloween, or even the dark at night. Ethan expresses how much he enjoyed making nice things for the living girl in this home, but he felt great sadness when she moved away. He ends his introduction to the ghostly realm by emphasizing how “ghosts are people, too.”

Ghosts Are People Too is a cute and charismatic tale that will be sure to simultaneously amuse readers and help alleviate their fears of ghosts. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, the first portion of the book may even be suitable for readers younger than four. The latter half is geared toward the slightly older reader, with sections on how to “find and prove a ghost is living in your home”, three short ghost stories, and an area for readers to document and illustrate their own ghostly encounters. The illustrations are black, white, and gray and full of rich details that enhance the story.