“You know what’s not scary? Cute. Cute is not scary.” This is a problem for the ghost known as Wee Boo, who is downright adorable and has failed not once but twice to get her haunting license. The other ghosts are supportive yet clearly doubt Wee Boo’s ability to succeed, trying to build her confidence while simultaneously lowering their expectations and the requirements for success. Wee Boo’s third try begins with a ghostly “Ooooooo!” to which her human victims reply, “Is that a little bird outside? Or some kind of baby animal?” Boo changes tactics again and again. When Wee Boo turns her efforts to scaring the baby in the family, the baby starts to laugh, which is surely the least promising response of all. But more than one surprise is in store for Wee Boo in this charming, funny, utterly captivating picture book featuring ghostly hued digital and mixed media illustrations punctuated by washes of color, along with one very cute ghost.     (Ages 3-6)

This heartwarming ghost story will make readers laugh out loud and sympathize with a ghost who is too cute to be scary.

Wee Boo is a ghost who wants nothing more than to earn her haunting license like all the other accredited ghosts. The problem? She’s far too cute to scare anyone! She’s given one last chance, with extraordinarily low standards: Boo doesn’t need to make anyone scream or gasp or shudder, she just needs one “whoa” to earn her place as a certified ghost. But she's running out of chances and her final haunting is not going well—that is until she meets a baby. When Boo makes the baby laugh, she realizes something: although she’s terrible as a scary ghost, she might just make an outstanding imaginary friend. And a baby laughing in a crib at an invisible friend might just be enough to spook someone after all—the baby's parents.