Georgie

Three years ago, my Mom surprised me with remaining cartons of childhood books, to complete my collection. I recognized “Georgie & The Robbers” by American author Robert Bright. It is from 1963, a decade before my birth and I see that it is Robert’s fourth adventure. I recently bought the book entit......more

This is a very sweet and funny story. Georgie is a friendly and helpful ghost (he reminded me of Casper the Friendly Ghost) who lives in a house where the creaking stair board & door give him the chance to be helpful. I loved that when Georgie has to (temporarily ) go out in the world, the only house......more

In a quiet New England village, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Whittaker, a friendly little ghost named Georgie knew exactly what to do and when to do it. Every night, at the exact same time, he creaked the loose step on the staircase, and squeaked the parlor door, alerting the Whittakers to the fact t......more

I remember ordering this from Scholastic when I was a kid. I loved the Georgie stories, and was always bouncing with anticipation for that month's book order to come in. Ah... the good old days. And quite possibly the beginning of my interest in the paranormal. Lovely.......more

Now, let me start by saying my goal is to dig up all the books I read as a child as well as new books this year. Georgie always held a special place in my heart so I decided to meet Georgie again. He is as sweet as ever and the stories are as wonderful as ever. I plan to buy them bit by bit. My mom......more