Picture Book Review: Aggie and the Ghost
If you loved Pokko and the Drum, you’ll want to grab Matthew Forsythe’s newest picture book, Aggie and the Ghost. This whimsical, fall-colored story mixes humor, heart, and a touch of the supernatural into a tale about rules, boundaries, and unexpected friendship.
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In Aggie and the Ghost, the main character Aggie is thrilled to finally live on her own…that is, until she realizes her new home is already occupied by a ghost. Always sensible, Aggie draws up a list of rules: no haunting after dark, no stealing socks, and no eating all the food including the cheese! Unfortunately, her spooky roommate isn’t exactly a rule-follower and happily breaks all of Aggie’s newly established rules.
When frustrations arise, Aggie and the ghost settle it the old-fashioned way with an epic, drawn-out game of tic-tac-toe. The competition lasts so long that they forget why they even started playing, and in the end, they realize that living together full-time might not be for the best. Aggie makes a rule banning the ghost from visiting, a rule the ghost promptly breaks, showing up from time to time and leaving Aggie feeling a lot less lonely.
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What I loved most about the Aggie and the Ghost picture book are the illustrations and the message. The art is rich and warm with lots of soft browns, deep oranges, and moody navy blues that give the whole picture book a fall-like feel. It’s the kind of book children will want to read under a blanket with a cup of cocoa nearby. And the message is refreshingly real for a kids’ story: not everyone can get along all the time, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still care about each other.
Aggie and the Ghost is sweet without being silly, with a powerful message about relationships, and one I think both kids and grown-ups will love reading together.
