Leo: A Ghost Story

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At it's heart, this tale is an affirmation of friendship and acceptance, with Leo learning that a true friend will love him as he is. If the ultimate focus is the friendship between Leo and Jane and how their life situations fit together, she deserved more pagetime. Mac immediately establishes a connection with the reader by breaking the fourth wall and allowing them to see Leo with the first page turn when not many others in the story can see him. I read it together with two other titles featuring imaginary friends - The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend and Imaginary Fred - and was struck by the fact that all three books address the longing for connection, in their diverse ways.

My favorite illustration is from the part of the story when Leo has just found his first real friend. As always Robinson shows that he is a genius of mood—shades of blue and heavy black lines cast a melancholy glow—and posture. A lifeless story about the ghost of a child who gets evicted from his house and then confused for an imaginary friend. If Leo: A Ghost Story had been around when I was a kid, it would have been one of my favorite books. Although there is a ghost it is not scary at all, unless you have already made your tiny tot terrified of the mere word, in which case you are shit parent.

Christian Robinson’s beautiful illustrations are simple and stylish; the cool blue palette perfectly captures Leo’s quiet world and the city scenes evoke classic New Yorker-style illustrations. I also wondered if the thwarted robbery could have been more drawn out and suspenseful, but it was managed well enough. Especially as we start up a new school year, Leo the ghost is a great example of finding friends, both real and imaginary. Leo: A Ghost Story is a 2015 children's book written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Christian Robinson.

Leo was a white kid when he was alive and he admits that the city has changed a lot but he's not hesitant to talk to this girl who can see him, this girl who plays games in her room or in the yard instead of hanging out with technology. The plot lost me when a burglar was tossed in from nowhere to create some artificial action, drama, and resolution. The story has a light touch, but there’s so much depth: a fearful ghost, a take-charge girl, an interracial friendship, and a tale in which fear is integrally and sweetly tied to positive qualities of imagination.The only thing that could make this better is that we get sequel after sequel after sequel following Leo and Jane. Considero que cuelquiera puede leer este libro porque apresar de que diga poco, nos deja con un mensaje hermoso.