Leo A Ghost Story

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OK, our friends, so today we're going to do another ghost story because it's spooky season and it's always fun to do a story about a ghost, isn't it?

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So today's story is called Leo, A Ghost Story.

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The pictures are by Christian Robinson and the story was written by Mac Barnett. And these are two of our favorite content makers, this author and this artist.

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So friends, if you don't have your copy of this book, you've got to get a copy because it's a winner for spooky season.

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It's just a winner in general for friendship. And this story, I'll put a link to it on my Amazon affiliates page so you can go and grab a copy.

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And with that being said, we shall read, shall we? So today's story is read by Mommy and...

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Philip.

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That's right.

Philip (1:37)

No spoilers, but I actually have read this book already.

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I know, you pre-read sometimes.

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I try not to.

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Shall we?

Philip (1:45)

I've seen you do it.

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Okay, I might do it every now and then.

Philip (1:49)

You do it all the time. You do it to every story.

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So, without any further ado, here we go.

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This is Leo. Most people cannot see him.

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And in the picture, we see a beautiful blue room with a window and a table and a phone and some books, but no person, right?

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Ah, but you can.

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Leo is a ghost.

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And in the picture, now we can see Leo.

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He's under the table and he's reading a book. For many years, Leo lived by himself in a house on the edge of the city, reading books and drawing pictures in the dust.

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One day in spring, a family moved in.

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And it does look like they're a nice family, I think. Leo was glad to have company.

On the family's first night, he made the mint tea and honey toast. Leo thought he was being a good host.

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But the family saw things differently.

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Oh, they are frowning and looking upset.

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They hid in the bathroom and locked the door.

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This house is haunted, said the man.

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Gary, I'm scared, said the woman.

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I hate tea, said the boy. And I hate ghosts.

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They did not know that Leo was floating above the tub.

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He heard everything they said. Leo looks shocked and is deeply upset.

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Oh, that family really is scared of Leo.

But I don't know why. Hmm.

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I don't know.

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We gotta keep reading.

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The family called a scientist, a clergyman, and a psychic to get rid of the ghost.

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But they should have saved their money, because Leo knew he was unwanted. He said goodbye to his home and left.

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I have been a house ghost all my life, Leo thought.

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So maybe I would like being a roaming ghost for a while.

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So Leo roamed.

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Leo saw the city and the people who lived there.

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Nobody saw Leo.

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The city was not like Leo remembered it.

Philip (4:15)

Some places were wonderful.

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Some places were scary everywhere.

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It was so noisy.

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Leo went to a street corner where his favorite candy store used to be. Now nothing was there.

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Excuse me, he asked a police officer.

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Do you know where?

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The officer walked right through him.

Lisa Bueno (4:41)

Which I suppose is normal if you're a ghost, right?

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Okay. Yeah.

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There was an afternoon when Leo found himself roaming along a sidewalk covered in drawings.

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He came across a girl holding chalk in her hand.

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The girl looked up and straight at Leo.