This was one of my favorite books as a child. I recently read it to my 7 year old, who doesn't like reading. She laughed at the man and realised the importance of reading. What a great book! Too bad it is no longer available.

This is a book that is requested over and over by my children, and I always enjoy reading it to them!

This book stresses the importance of reading in a fun and happy way. My children still laugh at the mistakes the little old man makes at the grocery store because he could not read.

The "learn to read" moral of the story makes this an excellent book to read out loud for kindergarten and 1st grade classes. It is a shame this book is only available as used editions.

This book shows how important it is to be able to read. It was one of my favorite books as a child!

I like this book because it was a good story and interesting. This story is about a ghost named Gus that is friendly. The lives in an abandon house that no one lives, but a family lives in the house during summer. Their name is the Scott family, with Mr and Mrs. Scott and theirs children Susie and Sammy. This family isn't afraid of ghost or believes in them, so they like going to the house. During the winters the Scotts go back to their own house. Gus is always lonely without them there because he always amuses the family by rattling and clanking in the attic. One day Gus goes out and finds Mouse, who is very cold because its winter. Gus asks Mouse back to the house and spend some time with him. They go back to the house and Mouse is cold, so with Gus's power he makes a fire. Mouse is hungry and Gus isn't because ghost don't get hungry, so with Gus's power, he makes Mouse a cheese sandwich. The next day the Scotts come back to the house and they don't like mice. Read the book to find out what happens to Mouse and the Scotts.

I LOVE this book. It's one of the few books that I kept from my childhood and still flip through it every once in awhile and it brings so many memories back of my mom reading it to me. It's a wonderful and timeless children's book.

THIS IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES! I REMEMEBER READING ALL ABOUT GUS LIVING IN THE ATTIC TRYING TO KEEP THE HOUSE HAUNTED BUT IN A FRIENDLY WAY. I LOVED HIS COLORED SHEETS AND LAUNDY DAYS! I DO REMEMBER THERE BEING OTHER BOOKS IN THIS GUS SERIES!

Gus is a very friendly ghost. He lives in an attic apartment of the Historical Museum. His attic-mates are a cat called Cora, and a mouse, aptly named, well, "Mouse". Cora is refered to by the author as "a very nice person", although she is obviously feline through and through. The reference to her being a 'person' is quite endearing, and not the lest bit odd. Mouse is rather cranky, but he knows his place, as anyone who has read "GUS WAS A FRIENDLY GHOST" would certainly know. Mr. Frizzle runs the museum, and he allows Gus to board there as long as he helps tidy the place and keep burglars away. Mr. Frizzle is a bit cantankerous, but deep down you know he has a good heart, as evidenced in "GUS AND THE BABY GHOST". Gus is generous, patient, funloving, charming and a hard worker as well as a dear friend. He has a positive outlook and loves to try new things. This story begins when Frizzle leaves the museum in Autumn, for vacation, and returns in the Spring. During his absence, Gus is in charge and learns some new things. He tries his hand at various hobbies and passes the time exploring new interests. Sometimes he has a mishap and needs a ghostly bandage on his ghostly finger or toe. The story ends with Gus learning to fly like a kite, (the season is Spring now) and then spotting Frizzle on his way home from his vacation in a jet plane. Gus makes a mad dash home through the clouds, goes into a cleaning frenzy, and barely finishes as Frizzle walks in.

As always, the story ends happily and everybody is satisfied. I love Gus, his gorgeous sheets, his bang clank equipment, and his zest for life! Well, his ghostly life, anyway! I remember fondly the Gus books, mostly looking at the pictures in the waiting room of my pediatrician's office, when I was 7 and had the jitters as any child waiting to see a doctor does. The books were a happy distraction for me, and for others I know. Now I'm 32 and love reading Gus to my own 5 children. It was so nice to see another Gus book in print recently. We never grow tired of reading these happy adventures. Enjoy~!

Jay, Cindy, and Dexter are excited about Holloween but stumble onto a spooky mystery around an empty house. Using their wits and bravery are the only way they can solve this mystery. The Spotlight mysteries(apprx.12) are great 9-12 readers.Quick action/read for all. These are out of print but maybe you can find at library or used on internet. Good luck :)Steve

"The Puppy Who Wanted A Boy" is a story about Petey, a puppy, who above all else, wants a boy for Christmas. So when his mother goes out looking for one but comes back without any, Petey decides to look for one himself. His travels take him all around town, but the only boys he could find already had dogs and the dogs didn't want to give their boy up. He looks all day but doesn't find one until he comes to a home for boys at the end of the day. There he meets a boy named Ricky who takes a liking to Petey. After checking with his advisor, Ricky takes Petey inside and introduce him to the rest of the boys. They all just love Petey and decide to keep him.
I think that this book is put together pretty well. It shows determination on Petey's part to get a boy and shows kids never to give up on things. Besides this it is a pretty good book just overall that you can sit down and read just for the fun of it. The only reason it didn't get 5 stars is because to me it isn't a book that can be read over and over like some other books can be and still be a good book.

My little brother loved reading this book as a child. My mom would read it to him everynight and i remember listening in. I think this is a great story that would even get older children interested in reading.

I Love this book.
Even the title: "The Puppy who wanted a boy." I was read this book in pre-school and re-discovered it in the libeary today. It is a wonderful, charming, heart warming, story. A book for all ages.
It's a wonderful book. Don't waste a minute. Buy the book! For the puppy's sake!!!

The Mystery of the Missing Suitcase is a great book. It is about figuring out a mystery about figuring out who is tring to rob the local bank and to try stoping him. At first,Derek, a member of the Spotlight Club [a mystery solving club]went on a trip and went home. He went home on a train and fell asleep and woke up finding a women with a strange hat on her head. She told him that she has to sit by him because a man on the train is following her and is after her money. Later on went Derek went to go get his suitcase, He picked up a suitcase that he thought was his. When he got home, he opened it and found some disguises and a camera. The Spotlight Club Members began to solve a mystery. At the end, they found out that the man that was trying to take the woman on the bus' money was a employee for the woman's brother. The woman on the bus' brother hired the man to make sure that his sister did not lose her purse.

My 8th Grade students say this book is "Alright". They were to do a book report on a mystery of their choice. They would reccomend this book to other students.