Staff Pick
Aggie And The Ghost
by Matthew Forsythe (illustrator)
AUCK IN STOCK
WGTN ON ITS WAY
Pages:
64
Published:
30 Sept 2025
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
ISBN:
9781534478206
A LitHub Most Anticipated Children's Book of 2025
"A book that captures the dance of unlikely bonds and a way to move from a place of acceptance." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
From Matthew Forsythe, the creator of the acclaimed and beloved Pokko and the Drum, comes a "subtle, sweet" (Booklist, starred review) picture book about rules. And sharing. And an epic game of tic-tac-toe.
Aggie is very excited to live on her own--until she finds out her new house is haunted. But no fear, the situation is nothing that can't be fixed with a carefully considered list of rules: No haunting after dark. No stealing socks. No eating all the food.
But the ghost doesn't like playing by the rules and challenges Aggie to an epic game of tic-tac-toe--winner gets the house.
"A book that captures the dance of unlikely bonds and a way to move from a place of acceptance." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
From Matthew Forsythe, the creator of the acclaimed and beloved Pokko and the Drum, comes a "subtle, sweet" (Booklist, starred review) picture book about rules. And sharing. And an epic game of tic-tac-toe.
Aggie is very excited to live on her own--until she finds out her new house is haunted. But no fear, the situation is nothing that can't be fixed with a carefully considered list of rules: No haunting after dark. No stealing socks. No eating all the food.
But the ghost doesn't like playing by the rules and challenges Aggie to an epic game of tic-tac-toe--winner gets the house.
$33.00
An unexpected housemate brings friction and delight in this delicious pukapuka. Forsythe melds sparing sentences with rich illustrations to optimum comedic effect, taking the tale in surprising directions & drawing laughter from brilliantly unexpected places. Hilarious, whimsical, perfect.
Eden, Unity Books wellington
