Aggie and the Ghost
By (Author) Matthew Forsythe
Illustrated by Matthew Forsythe
Simon & Schuster
Paula Wiseman Books
30th September 2025
21st August 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes
Hardback
64
Width 216mm, Height 279mm, Spine 3mm
A LitHub Most Anticipated Childrens Book of 2025
From Matthew Forsythe, the creator of the acclaimed and beloved Pokko and the Drum, comes a surprising and pleasing picture book about rules. And sharing. And an epic game of tic-tac-toe.
Aggie is very excited to live on her ownuntil she finds out her new house is haunted. But no fear, the situation is nothing that cant be fixed with a carefully considered list of rules: No haunting after dark. No stealing socks. No eating all the food.
But the ghost doesnt like playing by the rules and challenges Aggie to an epic game of tic-tac-toewinner gets the house.
Matthew Forsythe is the author-illustrator ofPokko and the Drum, aPublishers WeeklyBest Book of the Year, a recipient of the Boston GlobeHorn Book Award Honor, and a Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book. He is also an illustrator for animated films and television. His credits includeAdventure Time,The Midnight Gospel, andRobin Robin, a stop-motion animated musical from Aardman Animations and Netflix. He lives in Los Angeles. Visit him at ComingUpforAir.net.