After an accident where she is hit by a car, Greta Woebegone discovers that her thoughts about ghosts are completely wrong and they do indeed exist, including the three who share her family home, Woebegone Hall, where she lives with her parents, her younger brother and her grandma (who is her best friend). Greta's mum is obsessed with yoga and longs to open her own studio at home; however this will involve moving Grandma into an old folks' home. Greta is absolutely against this idea and is determined to help her grandma out. But I'm getting ahead of myself; since her accident, Greta is able to see and talk to the three ghosts in the house: Greta's grandpa (who her grandma talks to all the time but evidently can't see); Percy Woebegone (an ancestor who lived in the house in the 1500s) and Wolfgang van Bach-Storey (the basement-dwelling narrator of the book). It's up to Greta to rouse this unlikely trio into saving her grandma from being sent to live in the home - but can they work together to succeed in her goal?I loved the chatty, humorous style of this book which draws you in from the beginning. The setting feels suitably spooky but the lighter tone means that it's a warmer book that will entice younger readers towards it (I would suggest children from lower key stage 2 onwards). With a host of different characters, readers will be drawn towards Greta and her grandma who share a particularly strong bond, and will enjoy hating the variety of ghost hunters who Greta's parents employ.
This is a book that will make you chuckle. It's full of love and family with wonderful illustrations that enhance the story perfectly. Please tell me there will be more from Greta!
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