This easy-to-read ghost story is just the thing for future mystery lovers. Mr. Brown has a bookstore full of spooky ghost books. But even though he has a cat, he also has mice in his store. No customers will come in, and Mr. Brown gives his cat an order: Get rid of the mice.

Ghosts don’t have to be scary! In fact, Mr. Brown’s bookstore ghost is not a real ghost at all. Mr. Brown only likes three things - ghost stories, cheese, and cats – so he decides to open a bookstore that only sells ghost books, and he gets a cat who only eats cheese. Just like Mr. Brown, you’ll never guess what is causing the books on his shelves to fall! This is a level 2 Puffin easy-to-read book, meaning it has more words and longer sentences for children just learning to read. The story is broken into chapters, providing beginning readers with a transition into books for older kids. These chapters, however, still only have a few pages of text and pictures per chapter, so they are not overwhelming.

The illustrations are drawn in pen and colored with bright primary colors. For some added humor, encourage your child to read the titles of the books in Mr. Brown’s store. Can your child think of a book title for a scary story, or for a bookstore that only sells ghost stories?  It turns out that Mr. Brown’s cheese-loving cat is behind the bookstore ghost, as it was all his clever idea. Discuss with your child how Mr. Brown’s cat used creativity and thought 'outside of the box' to come up with his plan, where no one loses. Can your child think of a time they did that? Or perhaps they have a current dilemma they can share, together you can think creatively on how to deal with it.