Review: The Little Scottish Ghost - Franz Hohler and Werner Maurer

Review: The Little Scottish Ghost - Franz Hohler and Werner Maurer - May 1980 - reprinted July 2023

I recently saw this gorgeous picture book on Netgalley. It had an older feel to the story from the illustrations to the feel of the story and it wasn't till now after finding it on Goodreads, that I discovered it was written in 1980 - that's seven years before I was born. This makes total sense as it did have a 70/80s feel to the book and the story. In The Little Scottish Ghost, we meet a ghost family who are haunting one of the many castles in Scotland. The Daddy and Mummy Ghost are scary and manage to scare the household, but they are starting to get a bit too old to haunt anymore as their energy isn't what it used to be. So they begin to train their daughter - the little Scottish ghost. The thing is that she isn't scary at all the household thinks she is adorably cute. After none of her parents' tricks seem to work, they send her away to be trained by someone who is said to be the scariest ghost in Scotland. Soon the Little ghost arrives only to learn that the ghost himself is a big scaredy cat and not brave at all - he scares himself. Over the rest of the story, the two pair up and became great friends and learn to help one another with their issues and become two brave and terrifying but sweet ghosts.  The Little Scottish Ghost is one of those classic picture books that will be around for a long time and no matter the year it is read - it will be enjoyed. This book is also perfect for readers aged 5-10 years old and would also make a great play for schoolchildren.

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