{"product_id":"school-spirits","title":"School Spirits","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first day of school is nerve-racking enough without ghosts. Charlotte Gunnufson's rhyming picture book sends a class of students to show a mischievous crew of spirits how school works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadical Key Points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePicture book in rhyme for ages 4 to 8 (preschool to grade 3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrated by Rebecca Crane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarred review from School Library Journal; also reviewed in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews and the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover, 40 pages; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the ghosts turn up, stockpiling hula hoops and sending lunches floating through the air, the students have a choice: panic, or show the newcomers the ropes. By modeling good manners and working together, the class helps the spirits learn how school runs. School Library Journal points to the friendship and problem-solving at its center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParents, teachers and librarians can read it aloud in the run-up to a new school year or through the stretch from back-to-school to Halloween; Kirkus describes it as \"a tale to bolster young worrywarts.\" The first day has plenty to worry about, and here the worry arrives with hula hoops and floating lunches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author and Illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharlotte Gunnufson's other books include \u003cem\u003eHalloween Hustle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDream Submarine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHard Hat Hank and the Sky-High Solution\u003c\/em\u003e. Rebecca Crane writes and illustrates books and designs characters for books and animation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New and Readical Ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReadical™ is an independent bookstore and reading-products brand built around a simple idea: books matter most when what we learn leaves the page and enters our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApply the Page. Get Readical™.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47854479704213,"sku":"NEW-ING-HB-JUV-1665964510","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/5861\/3909\/files\/57_64baddf3-b0d0-401a-82ca-fe688768c2e9.jpg?v=1787904145","url":"https:\/\/readical.com\/products\/school-spirits","provider":"Readical","version":"1.0","type":"link"}