Galaxy children's large print
Description
The ghosts of Britain need a sanctuary. Castles with central heating, bogs drained for motorways, dismal forests cleared for car parks-there are few places left for a respectable ghost to haunt. Humphrey the Horrible (actually his name is simply Humphrey-he added "the Horrible" to help himself become horrible) is a small, mostly unsuccessful ghost in a family of ghastly ghouls. His mother worries. Nobody knew what had gone wrong with Humphrey. Perhaps it was his ectoplasm'. Humphrey the Horrible sounds scary, but he's actually a very friendly skeleton, with twinkling eye sockets and jangling finger bones. Humphrey dreams of being ghastly, like his brother - a screaming skull - or terrifying, like his bloodsucking vampire-bat cousins. But when Humphrey discovers an evil plot to exorcise his family he finally realizes you don't have to be spine-chillingly fearsome to be a hero. But Humphrey has enough pluck to befriend a smart, politically aware schoolboy, Rick Henderson, who is willing to take the ghosts' cause right to the top, to number 10 Downing Street-home of the Prime Minister.
How the series evolves
Books in this Series
The Great Ghost Rescue
The ghosts of Britain need a sanctuary. Castles with central heating, bogs drained for motorways, dismal forests cleared for car parks-there are few places left for a respectable ghost to haunt. Humphrey the Horrible (actually his name is simply Humphrey-he added "the Horrible" to help himself become horrible) is a small, mostly unsuccessful ghost in a family of ghastly ghouls. His mother worries. Nobody knew what had gone wrong with Humphrey. Perhaps it was his ectoplasm'. Humphrey the Horrible sounds scary, but he's actually a very friendly skeleton, with twinkling eye sockets and jangling finger bones. Humphrey dreams of being ghastly, like his brother - a screaming skull - or terrifying, like his bloodsucking vampire-bat cousins. But when Humphrey discovers an evil plot to exorcise his family he finally realizes you don't have to be spine-chillingly fearsome to be a hero. But Humphrey has enough pluck to befriend a smart, politically aware schoolboy, Rick Henderson, who is willing to take the ghosts' cause right to the top, to number 10 Downing Street-home of the Prime Minister.
True ghost stories
A collection of case histories of real hauntings, actual experiences of seemingly inexplicable phenomena from all areas of the United States.
Fantastic stories
A collection of stories, mostly original fairy tales, including "The Dragon on the Roof," "Eyes-All-Over," "The Flying King," and "Touch the Moon."
The dark stairs
The intrepid Herculeah Jones helps her mother, a private investigator, solve a puzzling and frightening case.
Elephants Don't Sit on Cars
Jeremy James always seems to be getting into mischief and is fed up with grownups never knowing the answer to important questions. Join Jeremy James as he navigates his way through messy pesky supermarkets, goes to a soccer game and discovers the consequences of eating too many sweets.
Dreadful acts
> The man who sat up in the foffin certainly didn't look very dead. Eddie was surpised to find that he was actually a little disappointed that the guy didn't have a skinless skull for a head or at least scary teeth. In fact, he reminded Eddie of Mr. Collins, the ironmonger. He had a very round head with very little hair and sparkling eyes He looked very suprised when he saw Eddie. "Where on Earth am I?" he asked." >