I Say Boo, You Say Hoo

What’s it about?

The story.

Boo is a little ghost who lives in a haunted house – and who happens to be scared of the dark. In this second riotously interactive picture book from John Kane, the rules start out simple: when the reader says 'Boo', you say 'Hoo'. But of course nothing stays simple for long, and before you know it the whole spooky set-up is falling gloriously to pieces amid shrieks of laughter. Using the same call-and-response magic that made I say Ooh You say Aah such a hit, this Halloween-flavoured outing turns story time into a noisy, joyful game where the children tell the story themselves. Gently spooky rather than genuinely scary, it's ideal for classrooms and family read-alouds in the run-up to Halloween, and reassuring for younger listeners who like their frights with a big helping of silliness. A short, punchy, endlessly repeatable performance of a book.