Leo: A Ghost Story
By Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson
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Mac Barnett
Mac Barnett is the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of over 20 books for children, including <i>Extra Yarn</i> and <i>Sam and Dave Dig a Hole</i>, both winners of a Caldecott Honor and the E.B. White Read-Aloud Award. His picture books <i>Leo: A Ghost Story</i> and <i>The Skunk</i> were named two of the Ten Best Illustrated Books of 2015 by the <i>New York Times</i>. He lives in Oakland. You can visit him at www.macbarnett.com.
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Reviews for Leo
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Read on November 22, 2015I read this one aloud to myself (Jesse was watching football, Evie was playing with her birthday presents). Cute illustrations (loved how Leo was a simple blue outline), wonderful blue palette, and a lovely little friendship at the end.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not sure who would like this book.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Leo the ghost lived a life of quiet solitude in an abandoned house on the edge of the city, until the day a new family moved in. Hoping to ingratiate himself with these new housemates, Leo prepared them mint tea and honey toast, only to unintentionally terrify them with his actions. Leaving his long-time home, Leo becomes a wandering ghost, searching for something - for some sort of connection. Meeting a young girl named Jane on a sidewalk, Leo finds a companion, one who can see him, but who mistakes him for an imaginary friend. Delighted to have finally found a friend, Leo is torn - should he tell Jane that he is not what she thinks, and risk losing her? When a house-breaker targets Jane's house, Leo finds the decision has been made for him...An engaging picture-book from author Mac Barnett, whose many amusing tales include Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem and Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World, and illustrator Christian Robinson, who just won a Caldecott Honor this past month for Last Stop on Market Street, Leo: A Ghost Story explores the themes of loneliness, friendship and honesty. I read it together with two other titles featuring imaginary friends - The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend and Imaginary Fred - and was struck by the fact that all three books address the longing for connection, in their diverse ways. Perhaps imaginary friends make a good story-telling vehicle for such explorations? In any case, this was a sweet tale made all the better by Robinson's illustrations, done in acrylic paint and cut-out paper, in varying shades of blue, brown and black. I appreciated the fact that Jane is a dark-skinned young girl - too many of the more diverse picture-books out there are message-driven, and not enough are fanciful - but that this is not a narrative (or artistic) focus. It emphasizes that African-Americn children (that all kinds of children) lead rich imaginative lives, without drawing undue attention to the lesson. Recommended to young readers who enjoy (gentle) ghost-stories, and tales of imaginative play.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Adorable tale. When we jump to conclusions about others, we could be the ones missing out on someone special; just like the first family did in this book. It took a special girl to not only see Leo, but to embrace exactly who he was, even when he was afraid to do so. I really enjoyed this one!
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5A lifeless story about the ghost of a child who gets evicted from his house and then confused for an imaginary friend. The plot lost me when a burglar was tossed in from nowhere to create some artificial action, drama, and resolution. Hackneyed.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is a sweet book about a ghost with some self-respect. Solid illustrations, and an all around good-hearted story.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5We love this book. We wish there were more to read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lovely story
Lovely pictures :)
Thanks chronicle books and scribd for making picture books like this available in your library.