The Secret of the Painted House (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) - Hardcover

When her family moves to rural Illinois, Emily thinks that the only other child for miles is her four-year-old brother, Logan. In the woods near her home, she finds a mysterious playhouse with realistic paintings on its interior walls, illustrating the playhouse and surrounding grounds. Emily wonders if that playhouse also had a playhouse painted on its walls. Soon that lighthearted idea turns nightmarish, as the lonely ghost of a little girl lures Emily and her brother into a maze of concentric playhouses. Emily and Logan both have roles to play in solving the puzzles that challenge them. Not a traditional ghost story but a story with a ghost in it, this short, accessible chapter book depicts characters with swift, sure strokes and places them in an intriguing situation. The many interior illustrations were not seen, but Gore's appealing jacket art will draw readers to the book. Carolyn Phelan
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