Ghouldilocks and the Three Ghosts

Hardcover

Grades Preschool – 3
Ages 4–8

A classic fairy tale is turned on its head when a creepy ghoul and three not-so-scary ghosts replace familiar characters in this funny holiday story.

Ghouldilocks and the Three Ghosts is the Halloween version of a well-known fairy tale. This Ghouldilocks has the same golden curls as the original, but styled with bones and tangles to suit this scary holiday.  

 Ghouldilocks approaches a haunted mansion and steps inside. There she samples three bowls of ghoulosh, sits on a big chair, a medium chair, and a small chair. Next she tries out three beds—and falls asleep in the smallest one. The ghosts come home and instead of chasing Ghouldilocks away, they all become friends. The pages are sprinkled with speech balloons filled with silly Halloween jokes and puns. Colorful art includes sly details by a talented cartoonist will make readers laugh-out-loud.

This clever retelling of the classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears is perfect for Halloween.

★ "Fun and clever, this book is....an enjoyable story to read aloud as ­Halloween approaches." —School Library Journal, starred review

"Sullivan gives the classic fairy tale a ghoulish twist in this punning variation." —Publishers Weekly

"An entertainingly ghostly story with a decidedly gentle tone." —Kirkus Reviews

ISBN 9780593709603 (Hardcover)
Published on Aug 19, 2025
Published by Random House Studio
Pages 40
Dimensions 9 x 9
Age Range 4-8 years
Grade Preschool - 3
Reading Level Lexile: 490L | Fountas/Pinnell: L

ISBN 9780593709610 (Hardcover Library Binding)
Published on Aug 19, 2025
Published by Random House Studio
Pages 40
Dimensions 9 x 9
Age Range 4-8 years
Grade Preschool - 3
Reading Level Lexile: 490L | Fountas/Pinnell: L

ISBN 9780593709627 (Ebook)
Published on Aug 19, 2025
Published by Random House Studio
Pages 40
Age Range 4-8 years
Grade Preschool - 3
Reading Level Lexile: 490L | Fountas/Pinnell: L

Annie Sullivan

Annie Sullivan, author of several young adult fantasy novels, was inspired by her love of fairy tales to write this original version of a classic. Her wanderlust has taken her to every continent, where she’s walked on the Great Wall of China, found four-leaf clovers in Ireland, waddled with penguins in Antarctica, and cage dived with great white sharks in South Africa.

Paula J. Becker

Paula Becker is an illustrator living in Montreal, Quebec, and south Texas. For more than twenty years, she has created playful illustrations for books, magazines, greeting cards, and more. A life-long lover of drawing, illustration has been the perfect fit for her passions and abilities.

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