The Day Matt Sold Great-grandma

A short, sharp story in which a boy, who surreptitiously sells a portrait of his tyrannical great grandma to a junk shop in order to finance the purchase of a birthday present for his mother, is tormented by the harridan's outraged ghost. The book is billed as a 'Chiller' but is unlikely to provoke many nightmares. Instead, it tells quite a touching tale through a 'Jets'-style mingling of clear type, vivid illustration and speech balloons. A promising choice for children who are acquiring more independence in their reading.