Zippel: The Little Keyhole Ghost
Alex Rühle, translated by Rachel Ward and illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Andersen Press
2019
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Picked as Times Book of the Week and chosen among the Times best children's books of 2019
Paul returns home from school one day to discover a tiny ghost is living in the keyhole of his front door. He names him Zippel, and the little ghost is curious about everything, from food and clothes to how the toilet flushes! But Paul's parents want to change the locks - can Paul find Zippel a new home in time?
Filled with colourful pictures from best-loved illustrator Axel Scheffler, Zippel is a charming story about finding friends in the most unexpected of places.
Reviews and praise for Zippel:
This wonderful book ... brings brains, heart and humour to that difficult zone between picture books and more grown-up chapter books.
The most exciting book for this age that I have read in yonks.
- Alex O'Connell (The Sunday Times)- The translator Rachel Ward does a marvellous job. The jokes sing and we had to stop several times so my giggling six-year-old boy could wipe his eyes dry.
- Alex O'Connell (The Sunday Times)