When a group of ghosts takes Mr. Snarf away, the other animal residents of Hotel Strange fly into the clouds, hoping to retrieve their friend.

Beloved Hotel Strange resident Mr. Snarf has been a bad ghost. He hasnt scared people. In fact, hes even made friends! Now some grumpy ghosts are taking him away from Hotel Strange. But the hotels other residents set off to rescue him! They take to the clouds in a hot air balloon, searching for the Kingdom of Ghosts. Once they arrive, the ghosts put the Hotel Strange gang on trialwhere they learn that some rules are important, but too many can be downright silly.

The Girl and the Ghosts is the third book from well-loved foster carer and Sunday Times bestselling author Angela Hart. ‘So, is it a girl or a boy, and how old?’ Jonathan asked as soon as we were alone in the shop. My husband knew from the animated look on my face, and the way I was itching to talk to him, that our social worker had been asking us to look after another child. Seven-year-old Maria holds lots of secrets. Why won’t she tell how she got the bruises on her body? Why does she run and hide? And why does she so want to please her sinister stepfather? It takes years for devoted foster carer Angela Hart to uncover the truth as she helps Maria leave the ghosts of her past behind.

“…Of special value to all who are concerned with the study of comparative folklore… an entertaining dip into Hawaiian mythology…For all who enjoy or who study folklore, the republication of these books will be welcomed.” —South China Morning Post Hawaiian Legends of Ghost and Ghost-Gods is a series of richly entertaining Hawaiian folk tales. The legends of the Hawaiian Islands are as diverse as those of any there region in the world. At the same time, although Hawaiian mythology follows the laws upon which all myths are constructed; these legends are entirely distinct in form and thought from those of European origin. Often, of course, there historical foundation that has been dealt with fancifully and enlarged to miraculous proportions. In addition to creating an abundance of attractive nature myths and cycle of legends recounting the exploits of the wonder-working demigod a magically entertaining series of tales about ghost and ghost-gods, and it was from this group of legends that W.D. Westervelt collected and translated the ones that make up the present volume.