SuitabookThere’s a Ghost in This House
Oliver Jeffers
- Reading
- Read it interactively rather than rushing to explain it. Pause before each overlay to predict where a ghost might appear, then discuss how the ending’s uncertainty feels.
- Themes
- Reality and imagination: The girl searches for ghosts while readers see apparitions that she cannot; the book leaves open whether the ghosts exist as presented and who the ghost might be. The design encourages readers to move between real and not-real possibilities, treating uncertainty as part of the playful experience rather than resolving it.
- Playful eeriness: The book presents white-sheet ghosts in rooms of an old house, using transparent overlays to make them appear and disappear during the girl’s search. The book presents competing or mixed signals about this.
- Worth knowing
- Consider whether the child enjoys spooky uncertainty: the book includes a haunted setting, white-sheet ghosts, eerie appearances and an unresolved possibility that the apparent ghost may be the girl herself.