Smelly Ghost

Written by Isabel Atherton · Illustrated by Bethany Straker

A ghost's junk food diet keeps friends away. Can a spooky menu change his fate?

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32 pages· 386 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud

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Bookroo's summary

In Spooky Town, Smelly Ghost's junk food diet makes him an outcast. Devastated, he takes advice from Janice the mummy-cleaner to try creepy veggies and fruits. As he munches on ghoul carrots and slime bananas, he gains energy and floats higher. Will this new diet help him make friends and change his ghostly life?

From the publisher

In Spooky Town, there live many ghosts, ghouls, skeletons, and scary creatures. However, none of these creepy characters wants to play with a particular ghost–Smelly Ghost. The reason is simple: Smelly Ghost only consumes frightening junk food. He devours bone chips, chocolate toes, and eyeball pizza. Sadly, these foods make his tummy growl and yell–keeping everyone far, far away. Devastated, Smelly Ghost wonders why no one wants to be his friend. One day, Janice the mummy-cleaner suggests to Smelly Ghost that perhaps he try eating some creepy vegetables and spine-chilling fruit. What does he have to lose? He eagerly begins to munch on ghoul carrots and to nibble on slime bananas. And in the process, Smelly Ghost starts to feel more energetic and even floats higher and faster. Slowly but surely, the other Spooky Town inhabitants creep back toward Smelly Ghost, and he is soon playing with them every day. Smelly Ghost is an entertaining book that also encourages children to eat healthy, promoting not only a nutritious diet but also a healthy body and mind.

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