Back in print from Purple House Press! There was once a friendly ghost, by the name of Gus, who lived in an old house in the country. Mr. and Mrs. Scott and their twins, Susie and Sammy, lived there too during the summer. Then autumn came and the Scott family left. Which meant Gus had nothing to do but sit around. One day, during a walk, he met Mouse, who was cold and hungry. "Come spend the winter at my house!" cried Gus. Thus begins an unlikely but heartwarming friendship. First published in 1962, children have delighted in this story and other Gus the Ghost books for over fifty years. Seymour Fleishman's sweet, nostalgic illustrations bring Gus, the Scotts and Mouse to life.

Gus was a friendly ghost who lived in an old house in the country. When The family who owned it decided to sell it Gus had nowhere to go. He tried living with an old ghost down the road, but Gus' banging and clanging got on the old fellow's nerves. Then he tried living with his mouse friend, but the mouse hole was too small. When the man in charge of tearing down the house came to visit, a surprising turn of events took place.

A friendly ghost finds himself in a dilemma when a new owner decides to tear down his home

1972 Weekly Children's Book Club

Vintage children's book

The adventures of Gus the ghost who takes a trip to Mexico.

Gus determines that ghosts needn't always wear white.

A ghost decides to go to school and learn to spell when a publisher returns his autobiography.

Gus the ghost neglects his housecleaning chores while Mr. Frizzle is on vacation and fears that this dereliction of duty will cause him and his animal friends to lose their home with Frizzle.