The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt
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- Create Date：2021-10-06 04:21:45
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Riel Nason
- ISBN：0735264473
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Summary
When you're a quilt instead of a sheet， being a ghost is hard！
A Canadian Children's Book Centre Favourite Book of 2020
Ghosts are supposed to be sheets， light as air and able to whirl and twirl and float and soar。 But the little ghost who is a quilt can't whirl or twirl at all， and when he flies， he gets very hot。
He doesn't know why he's a quilt。 His parents are both sheets， and so are all of his friends。 （His great-grandmother was a lace curtain， but that doesn't really help cheer him up。） He feels sad and left out when his friends are zooming around and he can't keep up。
But one Halloween， everything changes。 The little ghost who was a quilt has an experience that no other ghost could have， an experience that only happens because he's a quilt 。 。 。 and he realizes that it's OK to be different。
A Canadian Children's Book Centre Favourite Book of 2020
Ghosts are supposed to be sheets， light as air and able to whirl and twirl and float and soar。 But the little ghost who is a quilt can't whirl or twirl at all， and when he flies， he gets very hot。
He doesn't know why he's a quilt。 His parents are both sheets， and so are all of his friends。 （His great-grandmother was a lace curtain， but that doesn't really help cheer him up。） He feels sad and left out when his friends are zooming around and he can't keep up。
But one Halloween， everything changes。 The little ghost who was a quilt has an experience that no other ghost could have， an experience that only happens because he's a quilt 。 。 。 and he realizes that it's OK to be different。
Reviews
Alexys
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This was such a cute and touching book。 It wasn't cheesy like a lot of "this character accepts being different" books。 It was actually very sweet。 This was such a cute and touching book。 It wasn't cheesy like a lot of "this character accepts being different" books。 It was actually very sweet。 。。。more
Shasta Matova
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Wonderful drawings in this children's book about a ghost who was a quilt。 He was slower than the sheet ghosts。 Wonderful drawings in this children's book about a ghost who was a quilt。 He was slower than the sheet ghosts。 。。。more
Abigail
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Made of a quilt， rather than a sheet like all of his friends and family， the spectral little hero of this charming Canadian picture-book often feels left out of the spooky hi-jinks。 Not as light as his peers， he has trouble floating and dancing through the skies， as they do。 On Halloween， when the other ghosts hover in the trees， observing the fun， the little quilt ghost usually had to drape himself over something like a clothesline， in order to see anything。 But then one Halloween， determined t Made of a quilt， rather than a sheet like all of his friends and family， the spectral little hero of this charming Canadian picture-book often feels left out of the spooky hi-jinks。 Not as light as his peers， he has trouble floating and dancing through the skies， as they do。 On Halloween， when the other ghosts hover in the trees， observing the fun， the little quilt ghost usually had to drape himself over something like a clothesline， in order to see anything。 But then one Halloween， determined to get a better view， he draped himself over a porch railing， and was picked up by a human mother， taking her child trick-or-treating。 Although terrified at first， the little ghost eventually found that he was in for an unusual but heartwarming experience - not to mention a sticky one！ - for a ghost。。。An adult novelist and a textile artist， author Riel Nason makes her picture-book debut with The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt， delivering a sweet， entertaining tale of a little specter who just doesn't fit it。 In this sense， the story reminded me of Guido Van Genechten's Gilbert the Ghost， which I read recently， and which concerns a little pink spirit who isn't interested in being scary。 As I mentioned in that review， stories of shy or friendly ghosts are not uncommon in picture-book land， from Robert Bright's thirteen-volume series about that New England ghost Georgie， to Jane Thayer's series of tales about Gus， the Friendly Ghost。 There's also Flavia Z。 Drago's recent Gustavo， the Shy Ghost， Rebecca Green's How to Make Friends with a Ghost and （of course） the classic comic-book character， Casper the Friendly Ghost。 All that said， Nason's story felt unique to me。 I don't think I've ever seen this idea - a ghost being set apart from his fellows by the cloth from which he is made - explored before， and it made for an interesting variation on the friendly ghost story。 I liked that the ghost had unusual ancestors who were checked tablecloths and lace curtains - that was a nice touch！ The choice of both ghost story and quilt here makes sense， as Nason has also published such crafting titles as Modern Selvage Quilting: Easy-Sew Methods 17 Projects Small to Large and Sew a Modern Halloween: Make 15 Spooky Projects for Your Home。As much as I enjoyed the story here， I also found the artwork from illustrator Byron Eggenschwiler immensely appealing。 The subtle but lovely color palette used throughout， the decorative endpapers with their quilted design， the many wonderful Halloween figures - it was all lovely！ Naturally， as someone interested in witchy depictions， I think my favorite part， visually speaking， was the mother in full witch costume， who picked up the quilted ghost to keep her child warm。 All in all， a winsome little Halloween tale， one I would recommend to picture-book artists looking for ghost stories on the sweeter， rather than scary side。 。。。more
Melinda
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This is sooo precious！！ Everything is so cozy and heartwarming， and whimsical。。 AND YES， BEING DIFFERENT IS NOT A BAD THING， it just means that you are special
Chrysa
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The illustrations were beautiful and the story heartwarming
Maureen Agnes
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Loved the art work。A beautiful story to remind people， it isn't always a bad thing if you aren't like everyone else。 Loved the art work。A beautiful story to remind people， it isn't always a bad thing if you aren't like everyone else。 。。。more
Morgan
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why am I crying in the club rn
RSter
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I absolutely adored this。
Pam
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A charming book about a little ghost who is a patchwork quilt instead of the traditional white sheet。。。He frets about being different until his difference allows him to have quite an adventure with humans。 The pictures are delightful and the story is told with gentle humor。
Meghan Wyrd
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Cute textile fantasy！
Elizabeth
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I love it
gina
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Adorable！
Kirstin
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Good book。
Sophie Mia
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Oh， how large of a delight this book was; from its message about finding beauty in our differences to its gloriously perfect illustrations！ The perfectly spooky-yet-stylish tale to teach empathy and love。 😌✨👻
FM Family
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This is a great cute spooky story for Halloween， very different in plot but similar to Stumpkin， Gustavo the Ghost， or Funnybones in that it's got that dark spooky ambiance but is cute instead of scary。 My 4 year old really loves it and is happy to have it in her room at night saying "It's not even scary mom！" Would recommend this cute one to anyone looking for a halloween or spooky season book for littler kids。 Nice message about being yourself that doesn't feel overdone。 This is a great cute spooky story for Halloween， very different in plot but similar to Stumpkin， Gustavo the Ghost， or Funnybones in that it's got that dark spooky ambiance but is cute instead of scary。 My 4 year old really loves it and is happy to have it in her room at night saying "It's not even scary mom！" Would recommend this cute one to anyone looking for a halloween or spooky season book for littler kids。 Nice message about being yourself that doesn't feel overdone。 。。。more
Caroline
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I'm not sure if I can use this in my sewing unit， BUT it's a really cute story about being unique。 I'm not sure if I can use this in my sewing unit， BUT it's a really cute story about being unique。 。。。more
Nadine Jones
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Somehow I found myself reading this Halloween story in May， but that's okay， because this was COMPLETELY ADORABLE！！！ It's got all the messages: believe in yourself， it's okay to be different， your strength might be in your differences。 AND it's got a cute little ghost who is a cozy patchwork quilt！ Somehow I found myself reading this Halloween story in May， but that's okay， because this was COMPLETELY ADORABLE！！！ It's got all the messages: believe in yourself， it's okay to be different， your strength might be in your differences。 AND it's got a cute little ghost who is a cozy patchwork quilt！ 。。。more
Jessica Zannini
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A cute book that。 will entertain those young。 readers who want ghost stories without being filled with fear。 This will be a fun book to add to October book choices。
Chuck Ledger
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Good story， nice illustrations。
Anneke Alnatour
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What a cute， cute story and wonderful illustrations。 We read this one a few times together and it always was a delight。Truly enchanting and such creativity！ I really like the idea of a ghost being a quilt instead of a sheet！
Christine Sullivan
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Loved the ancestry of this little ghost who learns looking and acting differently can be ok。 Great illustrations。 Perfect book for night time storytime wrapped in a nice warm quilt。
Amanda Neyens
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This book is a newfound favorite of mine， I love the character development that happens， and I love the dark and almost creepy illustration—definitely a great Halloween book。
Elizabeth S
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Sooooo cute， creative， and fun！
Shankar Singh
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What if the ghost was a rug？。。。。loved it。。。 actually it could have been a little better if the quilt impersonated itself as a human and had been able to collect a lot of candies to share with other friend ghosts later。
Heidi
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Fun and sweet Halloween book about being special and brave。 Super cute。
Hannah Thaggard
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I got a nice short story out of this book so it gets a 4 for me， like who even cares if I liked it， it has given me so much 😩😩😩
Ashley Tanasiychuk
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 But why did the little ghost not stay with the girl？ It felt nice to keep her warm。 The mother hung and folded him nicely。 Spilled ice cream？ No problem！Other than being a big FU to the tired "happily ever after" trope， is this charming little book's ending a purposeful challenge for our children？ If it leaves them with as much head scratching confusion and disappointment at the end as it did me， then it will have accomplished it's goal: kids so upset at the little ghost's abandonment of a pleas But why did the little ghost not stay with the girl？ It felt nice to keep her warm。 The mother hung and folded him nicely。 Spilled ice cream？ No problem！Other than being a big FU to the tired "happily ever after" trope， is this charming little book's ending a purposeful challenge for our children？ If it leaves them with as much head scratching confusion and disappointment at the end as it did me， then it will have accomplished it's goal: kids so upset at the little ghost's abandonment of a pleasant home that they will never make the same mistake in their own lives。The secret lesson of this book is not actually about the hidden perks of being different， it is the harsh lesson to never take a good thing for granted。 Oh， the art is incredible， too。 Bravooooooo！ 。。。more
Kathy Lautenschlager
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Lovely story。 Such a tough little ghost。
Janice
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A familiar lesson told in a unique way。 Sometimes being different can be a good thing。。。plus ghosts！
Pinky
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