Babar and
the Ghost, by Laurent Brunhoff
While spending the night in a castle Babar’s family meets a ghost.
Babar and
the Ghost, by Laurent Brunhoff
While spending the night in a castle Babar’s family meets a ghost.
Bumps in
the Night, by Harry Allard
Dudley, the Stork, calls upon his friends to help him get rid of the
ghost that is haunting his new house.
Did You
Say Ghosts? by Richard Michelson
A child’s parent says there are no such things as ghosts, witches,
vampires or other scary creatures.
Four on the
Shore, by Edward Marshall
Spider and his friends try to scare his younger brother Willie, but
guess who has the last laugh?
Ghost of Windy Hill, by Clyde Robert Bulla
Professor Carver and his family move temporarily in order to prove
to everyone that the home they are staying in is not haunted.
Ghosts
in Fourth Grade, by Constance Hiser
James and his friends decide to haunt an abandoned house on Halloween
in order to scare the class bully.
Go Away Monsters, Lickety Split, by Nancy Cooney
Jeffrey is afraid that there are monsters in his house until his grandmother
comes up with a solution.
Gunniwolf, by Wilhelmina Harper
A young girl ignores the warnings of her mother and goes into the forest
where the Gunniwolf lives.
I’m Coming to Get You, by Tony Ross
A monster from another planet lands on earth to get little Tommy Brown.
My Mama Says There Aren’t Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures,
Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins, or Things, by Judith Viorst
A young boy is told by his mother that there is no such thing as ghosts,
but, his mother isn’t always right.
Something
Queer at the Haunted School, by Elizabeth Levy*
Jill and Gwen investigate the possibility that their school may be
haunted.
Tailypo,
by Joanna Galdone
A creature haunts a man who has cut off its tail.
There’s
a Monster Under My Bed, by James Howe
Simon is sure there are monsters hiding under his bed.
Wiley and
the Hairy Man, by Molly Bang
Wiley and his mother outsmart the hairy creature that lives in the
swamp near their home.
Devils Donkey, by Bill Brittain
Dan’l Pitt didn’t believe in magic until he came up against Old Magda
the witch who turned him into a donkey.
Footsteps on the Stairs, by C.S. Adler
Dodie and her stepsister investigate the sounds of footsteps heard
in the house where they are spending their summer.
Ghost Cat, by Beverly Butler
Annabel is contacted by a ghost cat and unravels a mystery that happened
many years before.
Ghost
Comes Calling, by Betty Wright
Chad tries to help the ghost of Tim Tapper, a man who was blamed for
a truck accident that happened long ago.
Ghostly
Business, by Stephen Krensky
When the Wynd children come upon ghosts who are helping a real estate
agent illegally acquire property, they become determined to put a stop
to it.
Ghost of a Chance, by Joan Davenport-Carris
While searching for lost treasure Punch and his friend Tom stumble
upon Hammock House, said to be haunted by Blackbeard the pirate.
Ghost
on Saturday Night, by Sid Fleischman
Opie is given two front row seats to a ghost-raising and ends up helping
to catch two bank robbers.
Ghosts of Hungryhouse Lane, by Sam McBrantney
When the Sweet children move into their new home, they find out that
it is haunted by three ghosts
The Haunting, by Margaret Mahy
After the death of his Uncle Barnaby, Barney begins receiving supernatural
messages.
My Friend the Vampire, by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
Tony Noodleman is visited one night by a young vampire and the two
become friends.
Nutty’s
Ghost, by Dean Hughes
An oddly dressed ghost warns Nutty not to be in the movie that he is
starring in.
Prisoner
of Vampires, by Nancy Garden
Alexander’s life is suddenly in danger when he meets real vampires
in a local library.
Secret
of the Floating Phantom, by Norma Lehr
Kathy is led by a fog-like phantom to a treasure hidden by pirates
over 150 years ago.
Danger at
the Fair, by Peg Kehret
Doll in the
Garden, by Mary Downing Hahn
After Ashley and her friend Kristi find an antique doll buried in old
Miss cooper’s garden, they discover they can go into the past.
Figure
in the Shadows, by John Bellairs
When Lewis becomes the owner of a magic amulet, many strange and scary
events begin to happen.
Ghost Belonged
to Me, by Richard Peck
Alexander meets a ghost in his barn and finally helps her get to her
resting place.
Ghost Cadet,
by Elaine Alphin
Benjy Stark tries to help Cadet William Hugh McDowell, a ghost who
was killed more than one hundred years ago in a Civil War battle.
Ghost of
Thomas Kempe, by Penelope Lively
When James and his family move to a new home James finds himself constantly
being blamed for the tricks Thomas Kempe, a ghost, has been doing.
Green Willow,
by Eileen Dunlop
Kit begins working on an old abandoned Japanese garden where she uncovers
many mysteries.
The Griffin Legacy, by Jan O’Donnell-Klaveness
While visiting relatives Amy helps a ghost find Silver that was stolen
from a church.
The Haunting
of Holroyd Hill, by Brenda Seabrooke
Melinda, her brother and her friend Kevin must find out who the civil
war ghost is that they keep seeing.
House of Shadows, by Andre Norton
Mike and Susan go to live temporarily with their great aunt in a house
where an invisible force seems to be controlling their younger brother.
The
Interstellar Pig, by William Sleator
Barnie begins playing a game with his neighbors called Interstellar
Pig which, if he loses, the real earth will be destroyed.
The Late, Great Dick Hart, by Bernal Payne
Thirteen-year-old Tom Underwood is visited by his friend Dick who died
and is taken for a brief tour of the afterworld.
Marvelous
Marvin and the Pioneer Ghost, by Bonnie Pryor
Three kids solve a mystery involving a ghost and the polluting of their
favorite stream
Night Walkers, by Otto Coontz
Children are coming down with a mysterious virus and Nora must think
of a way to stop it.
Nightwaves, by Collin McDonald
In one tale in this collection of short stories, a boy constructs a
radio that tells him the future; in
another, a girl is turned into a flower.
The Oracle Doll, by Catherine Dexter
Three children become the guardians of a talking doll that is actually
a reincarnated ancient Goddess.
Out of the
Dark, by Betty Wright
Jessica begins to have nightmares about an old schoolhouse in the woods
while at the same time she sees the ghost of a young woman.
The Pit, by Ann Cheetham
Oliver finds himself back in the 1600’s during the outbreak of the
bubonic plague.
Rosemary’s Witch, by Ann Turner
Rosemary discovers that a 150-year-old witch who once lived in her
family’s new house wants the house back.
The
Shimmering Ghost of Riversend, by Norma Lehr
Kathy is visited by a ghost who seems to be trying to tell her something.
Something
Upstairs, by Avi
By traveling back in time Kenny helps the ghost of a black slave child.
Stonewords,
by Pam Conrad
Zoe becomes friends with an eleven-year-old ghost and tries to prevent
her untimely death.
Taste of
Smoke, by Marion Dane-Bauer
While on a camping trip Caitlin is visited by a ghost boy who died
in a fire a hundred years ago.
The
Trespassers, by Zilpha Snyder
Neely and her brother spend many hours at the deserted Halcyon mansion
until the owners return.
Who’s
There, by Stephanie Tolan
After their parents die, Drew and Tolan go to live with their aunt
and grandfather in a house that seems to be haunted.
Witch’s
Fire, by Beverly Butler
Kristy’s life changes when she goes to live with her father and stepfamily
in a house once inhabited by a witch.
Wolves
of Willoughby Chase, by Joan Aiken
Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia are temporarily left in the care of the
terrible Miss Slighcarp.
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