Play along with them and find out where they are, too. Gus the ghost series jestresss forgotten books and stories. Im so glad this publisher is bringing back these classics. Dec 12, 2017 floribama shores gus smyrnios has a secret. Gus and mouse have moved into the historical museum, living there with mr. Gus was a friendly ghost gus the ghost by jane thayer target. So grab a copy of gus, read the sweet story, and entertain the whole house for a couple of hours.
And, funnily enough, my husband had saved another gus book gus and the baby ghost from his childhood, so now my son has two gus books. Gus and grandpa ride the train by claudia mills scholastic. Gus becomes interested in color and decides that ghosts can be more colors than just white. The reason for this is that most of my ghost visitors remain unobtrusive. Alphabetical list of stories monthly illustration galleries index linksall stories. Gus was a friendly ghost gus the ghost book 1 jane thayer. A funny little story about gus and his unlikely friendship with a mouse. The simply go about their existence until i become consciously aware of their presence. Very good plus with rubbing to spine ends, very light soiling to bottom edge of front panel and gift inscription on front free endpaper, in very good plus price clipped dustjacket with mild soiling to rear panel, closed tear to top edge of rear panel, shallow top spine end chipping. She is known best for the book the puppy who wanted a boy, which became. This story proved so popular that it was responsible for inspiring the plot of the slg comics and created the hitchhikers official names, those being phineas, ezra, and gus. Floribama shores gus reveals career as a romance novel. Your son says hes a friendly ghost who looks after you all like a guardian angel. The book i thought of immediately is gus was a friendly ghost, but just now when i looked up info on it, i found.
Seymour fleishmans sweet, nostalgic illustrations bring gus, the scotts and mouse to life. Gus was a friendly ghost by jane thayer this is another childhood favorite. The twins of the matrix reloaded, henchmen of the merovingian who can move through solid objects. Apr 11, 2018 i need to figure out how to make an embossed title for the book. One day, during a walk, he met mouse, who was cold and hungry.
Possibly this or one of thayers other picture books about gus the ghost. Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of northern california because her little sister, maya, is sick. Gus when the one thing in his life has been taken and there is no help in hundreds of miles of wide open wyoming landscape only, he has the skills needed for the job. Oct 29, 2015 join me in reading gus was a friendly ghost, written by jane thayer and illustrated by seymour fleishman. He began appearing in comics in 1952, with harvey comics purchasing the rights outright some seven year later. Gus was a friendly ghost by jane thayer, illustrated by seymour fleishman new york. I need to figure out how to make an embossed title for the book. Theres a great little bio on the purple house press site on ms. Gus was a mexican ghost 1974 gus travels to mexico.
See the complete gus the ghost series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Childrens halloween book gus was a friendly ghost book plum color friendship book childs story haunted house halloween story not scary thebookcottage. See more ideas about childrens books, kids book club and vintage childrens books. Gus was a friendly ghost, little lost ghost, whats a ghost going to do.
Are there any toddler books about a friendly ghost. Gus and the baby ghost by jane thayer read aloud for kids. Late one night, cora came in from a moonlit walk and said, a baby ghost s outside. A ghost story by mark twain by mark twain nook book. Gus and the turkey, the kitten is out, look, gus, play with me, dog foodthe bad kitten, gus and the copycat, gus and the snow, gus goes for a ride, gus goes to the beach. It is the first cartoon to feature the character casper the friendly ghost. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
Learn to read just like the main character does in this text. Bound dummy featuring pencil and crayon sketches for dust jacket, endpapers and pp. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Gus was a friendly ghost gus the ghost book 1 kindle edition by thayer, jane, fleishman, seymour. Welcome to the stepping off point to the gus stories. Created by joe oriolo and seymour reit, casper debuted in the 1939 childrens book the friendly ghost before making the leap to animation in 1945 in the cartoon short of the same name. When the train passes grandpas house, gus is so excited that he runs outside to wave at the cars. Diane kruger and demian bichir play sonya cross and marco ruiz, american and mexican police officers respectively who must work together when two halves. It was about a boy with a ghost friend called george.
Thayer or rather the woman who created her as a pen name so be sure and check. First published in 1962, children have delighted in this story and other gus the ghost books for over fifty. Here gus, tired of ironing, sells his homespun sheet and goes off to buy a new dripdry one, but he comes home in a funk because the laws of ghostdom call for white and hes developed a consuming desire for the beautiful colored and patterned ones on display at the store. Floribama shores gus reveals career as a romance novel cover. Join me in reading gus was a friendly ghost, written by jane thayer and illustrated by seymour fleishman. Gus was a friendly ghost by jane thayer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This has both micro and macro effect on the universe. Oct 04, 2010 gus the friendly ghost in great, vintage condition. First published in 1962, children have delighted in this story and other gus the ghost books for over fifty years. They also appear as supporting antagonists in house of mouse and mickeys house of villains, and oneshot protagonists in the.
Weekly reader childrens book club publisher series librarything. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading gus was a friendly ghost gus the ghost book 1. Gus and the turkey, the kitten is out, look,gus, play with me, dog foodthe bad kitten, gus and the copycat, gus and the snow, gus goes for a ride, gus goes to the beach. My mom always groaned when i pulled gus off the shelf. Despite a gorgeous new sheet of many colors, gus the friendly ghost continues to fade as a figure of perky fun. Ive just finished the 3rd sitewide edit and have now, hopefully, found all the. Usually by the time that i become aware that i have a new visitor, there are several that have been accumulating in the house. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Gus was a friendly ghost by jane thayer, seymour fleishman. Above are links to the various decades or you can view through the complete list of titles in the sidebar or the graphical interface of the index links in the top bar.
Then he decides that ghosts cant be real and sets about proving so. Scott and their twins, susie and sammy, lived there too during the summer. Here are a series of photos of the making of gus the ghosts house. Gus has a dashed outline that ive always itched to cut out. Childrens book gross gus and the time out chair illustrated picture book for ages 38 teaches your child the value of cooperation beginner readersbedtime storysocial skills ebook. In the third gus and grandpa book, claudia mills and catherine stock evoke all the joy of trains and of remembering. Chasin gus ghost is a documentary film on the history of jug band music it traces the roots of american music beginning with gus cannon and cannons jug stompers. Gus was a friendly ghost by jane thayer harry by the sea. Jun 14, 2009 gus was a friendly ghost is one of them. Beloved story of gus the ghost and how he came to make friends.
Catherine woolley august 11, 1904 july 23, 2005 known also by the pen name jane thayer, was an american childrens writer. Gus the friendly ghost in great, vintage condition. Sep 02, 2016 rel 111645 noveltoon featuring casper the friendly ghost direction. Gus was a real dumb ghost 1982 gus tries to write his autobiography, but the publisher returns it, saying that there are too many errors in it. Lonesome ghosts, ghosts from the mickey mouse series and short of the same name. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content.
There was once a friendly ghost, by the name of gus, who lived in an old house in the country. Gus was a friendly ghost gus the ghost book 1 kindle. My ds 5 brought home a book from school called george and the ghost. Thus begins an unlikely but heartwarming friendship. The ghost gallery was an unofficial series of haunted mansion character biographies created by disney world cast members in an effort to add more mythos to the attraction. A tale of a peddler, some monkeys, and their monkey business reading rainbow books.
This was a absolute favorite book of mine growing up. All you need to know about jose cansecos book sequel on steroids is that the ghost writer. The homeowners dont believe in ghosts, but joke when they hear a noise, saying it was their ghost. Gus, a young mounted bounty hunter, whose skills have lead him to track some of wyomings most desperate men for money. Ink and watercolor illustrations with purple and orange color separations for dust jacket and pp. Hackenbush, ezra gasser, and gus, known collectively as the hitchhiking ghosts, are minor antagonists in the disney park attraction the haunted mansion, which appears in disneyland in california, walt disney world in florida, and tokyo disneyland in japan.
The last martin bunn a newly contributed story dave mantor gus books. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Gus was a friendly ghost activities all of these activities are simple enough and fun enough to entertain kids of all ages. Spooky the tuff little ghost, a comic book and animation ghost related to casper. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion.
Front of the gus the ghosts house with the book in the background. The bridge is a television drama that premiered on the fx network on july 10, 20. Gus was a friendly ghost by jane thayer librarything. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Samuel langhorne clemens november 30, 1835 april 21, 1910, better known by his pen name mark twain, was an american writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher and lecturer. Gus the ghosts house little house based on a book paper. The people in the illustrations look very 1960s, but thats charming, and the tale is timeless.