Morbidly amused, but also genuinely curious, I turned to Mac and asked, “If we did all die in a fiery crash tonight, how many books do you have finished that would still be published posthumously?

This tender, wistful tale of friendship, innocence, and belief is an absolute joy—simply and movingly told, with quirky illustrations that tug at the heartstrings even as they raise a smile. A lifeless story about the ghost of a child who gets evicted from his house and then confused for an imaginary friend.Christian Robinson's decision to use papercutting and coloured pencil to illustrate this book, might have created a flat looking image created by just any old illustrator, but the way he wonkily and boldly cuts shapes and draws around them, makes the illustration as engaging as the text. A heartening parable of seeing through difference, meeting the unfamiliar with unflinching friendliness, and dignifying the reality of the other. It taps into underlying melancholy of Leo’s situation: Leo, of course, is a ghost who haunts a house until its new inhabitants make it clear that they have no interest in sharing the space with him.

When a new family moves into his home and Leo's efforts to welcome them are misunderstood, Leo decides it is time to leave and see the world. The best element of this story is the illustration of the little boy ghost Leo, done often on vellum that overlaps other things and characters. Leo is a house ghost, but when a new family move into his home and shoo him away, he ventures out into the big city. But luckily, there's Jane, our plucky heroine, who can see Leo when others can't and believes him to be her imaginary friend.With Autumn approaching, and Halloween around the corner, it is the perfect time to read Leo: A Ghost Story. The only thing that could make this better is that we get sequel after sequel after sequel following Leo and Jane. D’une plume tout en fine sensibilité, Mac Barnett sait tricoter une adorable vérité entre les oeillères du réel. It’s about friendship, about how sometimes leaving some things behind could lead you to better things. Leo: A Ghost Story is a 2015 children's book written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Christian Robinson.