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A review by lauren_miller
The Little Scottish Ghost by Franz Hohler
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
2.25
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This was a funny little story. As I'm an adult, obviously I failed to find this scary, but I imagine young children will find the illustrations as such, which is definitely a plus. I didn't love that the illustrations were in blocks instead of taking up the whole page, and some of the blocks of text were either too large or ill-placed in my opinion. I didn't love some of the inconsistencies (i.e., little ghost phasing through walls but nearly drowning in the moat), though I recognize children likely won't pick up on those kinds of things. Most importantly though, I guess I didn't really find a message in the story—of course not every book needs a moral or message, but this one felt like it was lacking as a result. If the ending were tightened up a bit, I think this would have been a really quirky, unique story.
This was a funny little story. As I'm an adult, obviously I failed to find this scary, but I imagine young children will find the illustrations as such, which is definitely a plus. I didn't love that the illustrations were in blocks instead of taking up the whole page, and some of the blocks of text were either too large or ill-placed in my opinion. I didn't love some of the inconsistencies (i.e., little ghost phasing through walls but nearly drowning in the moat), though I recognize children likely won't pick up on those kinds of things. Most importantly though, I guess I didn't really find a message in the story—of course not every book needs a moral or message, but this one felt like it was lacking as a result. If the ending were tightened up a bit, I think this would have been a really quirky, unique story.