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K-Gr 2—When Leo, a ghost, finds the new inhabitants of his house unwelcoming, he takes to the streets. Luckily, he encounters the fantastically fun Jane, who believes he is an imaginary friend. When Leo helps catch a thief breaking into her house, he is forced to admit that he is not an imaginary friend but a real one. Fortunately, the unflappable Jane graciously takes this all in stride. Barnett's story is expectedly droll and told...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Leo, a little ghost boy, has to leave his haunted house behind when it is bought by a family who doesn't understand that he just wants to be friends. So he wanders into the city, meets a little girl who thinks he's her imaginary friend (children's books' current pal de rigueur) but who stands by him loyally when Leo's true nature is revealed in the course of his foiling a burg...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Leo, a ghost boy, wanders into the city and meets a girl who thinks he's her imaginary friend but who stands b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Leo, a ghost story that shows the ghost's perspective, is by turns touching and mischievously funny. Readers will sympathize with Leo's eagerness to please-and his subsequent dismay when the newly moved-in family doesn't share his excitement. The art depicts both sides of the story: on the verso page, Leo happily holds out a tray with "mint tea and honey toast." On the recto page, the fa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More