Leo, A Ghost Story by Mac Barnett

 

Title: Leo, A Ghost Story 

Genre: Fantasy and Science Fiction 

Author: Mac Barnett

Illustrator: Christian Robinson 

Major Awards:  No major awards found, but it was a New York Best Illustrated Book of 2015 

Age group: Ages 3-6 

 

Summary: 

Leo is a ghost who has lived in a house all by himself for many years, until a family moves in in spring. Leo is so glad he finally has company and decides to welcome the family; however, the family gets scared to see the supernatural behavior and Leo decides it’s time for him to move somewhere else. In the city, he meets Jane and they become best of friends. At the end, Jane finds out Leo is a ghost and instead of getting scared, they become even closer. 

Evaluation: 

Appropriate grade levels for this book are starting at Preschool to maybe 1^stgrade. This book was a very fun read; however, I don’t think I would use for instruction in my classroom. It would be a fun book to have in my library for my kids to read as entertainment but not for education purposes.