Hardly Haunted
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Jessie Sima
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Summary
From the bestselling creator of Not Quite Narwhal comes a delightfully spooky story about an old house who wants to be a home…even if her new family isn’t what she expected。
House has a problem。
She’s a little spooky。 She’s a little cobwebby。 Oh， no！ What if she’s haunted？
She’s not sure， but…her hinges creak。 Her pipes bang。 And on windy days， the branches scritch-scratch at her windows。 She tries to hold her breath and be as still as possible。 If she’s on her best behavior， maybe a family will move in。
How will House ever find a family that doesn’t mind being haunted？
House has a problem。
She’s a little spooky。 She’s a little cobwebby。 Oh， no！ What if she’s haunted？
She’s not sure， but…her hinges creak。 Her pipes bang。 And on windy days， the branches scritch-scratch at her windows。 She tries to hold her breath and be as still as possible。 If she’s on her best behavior， maybe a family will move in。
How will House ever find a family that doesn’t mind being haunted？
Reviews
Crystal ✬ Lost in Storyland
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A charming read about a house that realizes she's haunted。 Striking use of onomatopoeia and inclusion of a black cat to take us around the house。 I'll be reading Jessie Sima's other works。 More thoughts to come。 A charming read about a house that realizes she's haunted。 Striking use of onomatopoeia and inclusion of a black cat to take us around the house。 I'll be reading Jessie Sima's other works。 More thoughts to come。 。。。more
Robin
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A sentient house isn't sure if it's haunted or even wants to be until the perfect family moves in。 A sentient house isn't sure if it's haunted or even wants to be until the perfect family moves in。 。。。more
Peyton
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There’s a cat！ I like the expressions on the house。 It has good art。 A cute and simple story。
Baby Bookworm
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This review was originally written for The Baby Bookworm。 Visit us for new picture books reviews daily！Hello， friends！ Our book today is part of our Spooky Season series – an extra spooky book every Friday in October！ Today’s title: Hardly Haunted by Jessie Sima， a unique tale about being and loving yourself just as you are。High on a hill sat a spooky old house – and that house was feeling worried。 No one wants to live in her， and she finds herself lonely because of it; in fact， she thinks she m This review was originally written for The Baby Bookworm。 Visit us for new picture books reviews daily！Hello， friends！ Our book today is part of our Spooky Season series – an extra spooky book every Friday in October！ Today’s title: Hardly Haunted by Jessie Sima， a unique tale about being and loving yourself just as you are。High on a hill sat a spooky old house – and that house was feeling worried。 No one wants to live in her， and she finds herself lonely because of it; in fact， she thinks she might be haunted。 She does everything she can to suppress her spooky qualities – her creaks and squeaks and rattles – even holding her breath to keep the creepy sounds at bay。 Yet when a rushing wind causes her to scratch and howl and groan， the house realizes something: being haunted is kind of awesome。 She decides to be herself， but she’s still lonely… that is， until a very special family comes to stay。Delightful。 This rather original take on the classic “be yourself” theme is a great mixture of humor， heart， and spookiness。 Sima’s illustrations and story give off a sense of creepy-cute that never veers into scary; in fact， there’s a distinct Miyazaki-ish vibe to the anthropomorphic house and it’s surroundings， especially in details like the gothic style of the house， the windswept hill， and an expressive black cat that leads the reader through the house’s interior。 The frequent use of onomatopoeia makes it a joy to read aloud， and the overall message is lovely。 The length is perfect storytime at any age， and JJ loved the artwork， sound effects， and especially the little cat。 A fantastically fun Halloween read with a great lesson， and we loved it。 Baby Bookworm approved！（Note: A copy of this book was provided to The Baby Bookworm by the publisher in exchange for an honest review。）Be sure to check out The Baby Bookworm for more reviews！ 。。。more
Amber Johnson
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Very adorable！
Anthony
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House on the hill is worried and thinks that she's haunted， and that's why no one lives in her。 She tries to be as least haunted as she can be， so a family would move in， but house realizes that she's just an empty house on a hill， but one day something happens that makes her just not a house， but a home。 House on the hill is worried and thinks that she's haunted， and that's why no one lives in her。 She tries to be as least haunted as she can be， so a family would move in， but house realizes that she's just an empty house on a hill， but one day something happens that makes her just not a house， but a home。 。。。more
Molly
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So stinkin' cute。 So stinkin' cute。 。。。more
Emily
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10/5 stars。 So freaking cute
Kathryn
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Hardly Haunted is the tale of a lonely old house full of creaks and moans that wants someone to make it into a home。 Lucky for House， a ghost family comes along and appreciates her just as she is， spooky and filled with cobwebs， and she becomes their perfect home。 Kids will enjoy the eerie illustrations and helping make all the fun creaks， squeaks， rattles， and groans as you read this fun book。
Ashley
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House is lonely and wants someone to come and live in her。 She is old， creaky， and a little bit cobwebby。 She tries to stop all of her noises so that someone will want to live with her！ Even so， she discovers that it is actually quite fun to be different and a little haunted。 Not to worry though， the story has a happy ending with a family who does end up making the house into a home。The talented Jessie Sima does it again！ This is a beautiful picture book with a fun and endearing story。 I love th House is lonely and wants someone to come and live in her。 She is old， creaky， and a little bit cobwebby。 She tries to stop all of her noises so that someone will want to live with her！ Even so， she discovers that it is actually quite fun to be different and a little haunted。 Not to worry though， the story has a happy ending with a family who does end up making the house into a home。The talented Jessie Sima does it again！ This is a beautiful picture book with a fun and endearing story。 I love this book because it is a fun story， a lovely main character， and has beautiful illustrations。 This is a great Halloween book that isn't super scary， so it is good for readers of all ages。 I definitely recommend！ 。。。more
Emma
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Absolutely everything I wanted it to be。 Adorable， as always with Jessie Sima， and silly and spoopy。 I adore it。 And I want that cat。
Viviana
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3-5 stars
Juli Anna
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A very cute， not-too-spooky haunted house story。
gina
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That cat steals the show！ That adorable face！ A great spooky read for Halloween about a house that struggles with the idea that she might *gasp* be haunted！ There's a twist ending that we didn't see coming。 Will you？ That cat steals the show！ That adorable face！ A great spooky read for Halloween about a house that struggles with the idea that she might *gasp* be haunted！ There's a twist ending that we didn't see coming。 Will you？ 。。。more
Melissa
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Another adorable installment about acceptance。 Seasonal theme。。。 with a twist。
Christy
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A cute story about trying to be something different when you are just meant to be what you are！ And someone out there will like that。 Perfect book for the Halloween season， but still sends a good message。
Kelly
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I love Jessie Sima's work！ And their bio where they says they read graphic novels， plays with dogs; I'll just jump in there， but I might need to skip the spooky movies！ I love Jessie Sima's work！ And their bio where they says they read graphic novels， plays with dogs; I'll just jump in there， but I might need to skip the spooky movies！ 。。。more
Nancy
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Not Helloween month yet but do I care？ No， not all that much。 ;-） Quite the cute book， beautifully illustrated and I sure wouldn't mind living in that house。 Not Helloween month yet but do I care？ No， not all that much。 ;-） Quite the cute book， beautifully illustrated and I sure wouldn't mind living in that house。 。。。more
Milton Public Library
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House is lonely and wants someone to come and live in her。 She is old， creaky， and a little bit cobwebby。 She tries to stop all of her noises so that someone will want to live with her！ Even so， she discovers that it is actually quite fun to be different and a little haunted。 Not to worry though， the story has a happy ending with a family who does end up making the house into a home。The talented Jessie Sima does it again！ This is a beautiful picture book with a fun and endearing story。 I love th House is lonely and wants someone to come and live in her。 She is old， creaky， and a little bit cobwebby。 She tries to stop all of her noises so that someone will want to live with her！ Even so， she discovers that it is actually quite fun to be different and a little haunted。 Not to worry though， the story has a happy ending with a family who does end up making the house into a home。The talented Jessie Sima does it again！ This is a beautiful picture book with a fun and endearing story。 I love this book because it is a fun story， a lovely main character， and has beautiful illustrations。 This is a great Halloween book that isn't super scary， so it is good for readers of all ages。 I definitely recommend！Find it today: https://ent。sharelibraries。info/clien。。。Ashley C。 / Milton Public Library #CheckOutMPL 。。。more
Mandy
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3。5
Rosie
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I really enjoyed this children’s book。 The artwork was well done and colourful and the message - of just being proud to be who you are even if that makes you haunted！- is great too。 Loved the little cat that looked panicked on each page too。
Cyril
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A sweet and engaging Halloweeny story。
Nicole （book。quill）
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This is a fun not so scary Halloween book for little ones。 It’s a good choice for those that want to get in the spirit but want brighter colours， a less spooky theme。
Allie
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This book is so dang cute。 An empty house is lonely and worried that because she seems haunted no one will want to live there。 But it turns out， being a haunted house is fun （as is making all the creaking howling sound effects！） and she just needs to find the right family。I like gentle spooky books like this because sometimes it can be really hard to find a good spooky book for a spooky story time！ I thought about using Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance， which I really love， but that can b This book is so dang cute。 An empty house is lonely and worried that because she seems haunted no one will want to live there。 But it turns out， being a haunted house is fun （as is making all the creaking howling sound effects！） and she just needs to find the right family。I like gentle spooky books like this because sometimes it can be really hard to find a good spooky book for a spooky story time！ I thought about using Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance， which I really love， but that can be a little gross。 And since story time is still virtual and I can't see the kiddos， I didn't want to choose a book that would inadvertently， unintentionally scare them。 This is a good option！ It hints at some scarier things， but with a through line of a sweet friendly house who just wants some friends。 。。。more
Wylaina
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So much fun。
Leslie Ann
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One of my new favorite Halloween picture books ever。 Trust me， your kids are going to be obsessed with this one！ Perfect for teaching so many things！-Onomatopoeia-Plot-Setting-Characterization （the house acts as the character in this one！）-Theme-Problem/SolutionThe illustrations add so much to the story。 There are so many fun details hidden throughout the pages。 I LOVED this one so much！Thanks for my early copy， Simon & Schuster！
Adria Goetz
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I wish I wrote this book！！ So stinking cute and clever。
Dax
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This had me laughing out loud and just truly falling in love！ I wish I could live in this "hardly haunted" house！！Me the whole time I was reading it: This had me laughing out loud and just truly falling in love！ I wish I could live in this "hardly haunted" house！！Me the whole time I was reading it: 。。。more
Jordan
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An adorable haunted house！
Amy Sands
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Really adorable book about loving and embracing yourself。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Hardly Haunted
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Hardly Haunted&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Hardly Haunted&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0