The Haunted House

by Bill Martin Jr., Peter Lippman (Illustrator), Ray Barber (Handlettering)

A haunted house is explored.

31 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1970

About the author

Bill Martin, Jr. (1916-2004) was an elementary-school principal, teacher, writer, and poet. His more than 300 books, among them the bestselling classics Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See ; Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear ; Panda Bear Panda Bear What Do You See ; and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom , are a testament to his ability to speak directly to children. Martin held a doctoral degree in early childhood education. Born in Kansas, he worked as an elementary-school principal in Chicago before moving to New York City, where he worked in publishing, developing innovative reading programs for schools. After several years, he devoted himself full-time to writing his children's books. He lived in New York until 1993, when he moved to Texas. He lived in the east Texas woods, near the town of Commerce, until he passed away in 2004.

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Reviews

[Kole · Rating 2 out of 5]

I tiptoed onto Goodreads reviews for this book, No one was there.

[Katherine C. Hirstein · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5

[Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this purely because my Mom got Little One to whisper, "no one was there" as a call and response and it just melts me every time. Love love LOVE to read this to him. ❤️

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Remember that ~1975 Sesame Street short about the crack monster, the one that was buried because it was too scary? This book was very akin to that in both substance and art. I see other reviews calling it repetitive, but duh, it’s for kids—actually it’s a lot like In a Dark, Dark Room. Loved the art itself and the creativity in the word placement.

[Michael Fitzgerald · Rating 2 out of 5]

Repetitive - and the payoff does not pay off.

[Brittany Hart · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s a haunted house, are you scared? Who’s in there? Are you alone?
This was a cute spooky book. The way the words were weaved into the pictures was cool but sometimes hard to read. I would love to read this one to a class around Halloween!