Gustavo, Shy Ghost, The (Winner Of Klaus Flugge Prize)

Gustavo, the Shy Ghost: #1 New York Times bestseller! An award-winning picture book for children aged 3-5 about shyness, confidence and courage, featuring the cutest ghost you'll ever meet! THE WINNER OF THE KLAUS FLUGGE PRIZE 2021 A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A great story about making friends by being yourself and the illustrations are a constant visual delight" Malorie Blackman A brilliantly original, award-winning Halloween story perfect for children aged 3-5 who love friendly monsters and ghost stories, with gentle themes of shyness, courage, finding confidence, overcoming loneliness and being true to yourself. Gustavo is a ghost. He is good at doing all sorts of paranormal things, like walking through walls, making objects fly and glowing in the dark. And he loves playing beautiful music on his violin. But Gustavo also has a problem. He is SHY. Which means some things are harder for him to do, like getting in a line to buy eye-scream or talking to the other monsters. But Gustavo longs to be a part of something, he longs to be seen. More than anything, he wants to make a friend. So, plucking up all his courage, he sends a very special letter: "Dear Monsters, I would like to invite you to my violin concert at the Day of the Dead party..." With exquisite detail and humour, Flavia Z. Drago's vivid illustrations tell a sweet and offbeat story of friendship and courage. "Terrific illustrations." The Irish Independent "This sweet and spooky tale of friendship makes a quirky Halloween pick." Bookseller Review: [...] busy and sweet. * The Sunday Times * Ghosts these days, at least the holes-in-a-sheet kind, are more likely to be shy or sad than scary (an award-winning example appears in Flavia Z Drago's picture book Gustavo, the Shy Ghost) * The Sunday Times * [...] terrific illustrations. * The Irish Independent * A great story about making friends by being yourself and the illustrations are a constant visual delight. * Malorie Blackman * Young readers will love Gustavo, the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago, the touching story of a shy ghost who finds a way to reach out and make friends with terrific illustrations by the talented Mexican author / illustrator. * The Irish Independent * Prizes: Winner of Klaus Flugge Prize 2020 (UK). Nominated for International Latino Book Awards, Best Children's Fiction Picture Book - English 2020 (United States). Author Biography: Flavia Z. Drago was born and raised in Mexico City. Her debut, Gustavo, the Shy Ghost, was a #1 NYT bestseller and was published into over 15 languages. Flavia is also the author-illustrator of Leila, the Perfect Witch and Vlad the Fabulous Vampire. She has an MA in Children's Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art, was shortlisted for the 2018 Sebastian Walker Award and won the 2021 Klaus Flugge Prize. She lives in the UK. Find her online at flaviazdrago.com and on Instagram as @flavia_zdrago.