New Releases by Jane Thayer

There was once a friendly ghost, by the name of Gus, who lived in an old house in the country. Mr. and Mrs. Scott and their twins, Susie and Sammy, lived there too during the summer. Then autumn came and the Scott family left. Which meant Gus had nothing to do but sit around. One day, during a walk, he met Mouse, who was cold and hungry. "Come spend the winter at my house!" cried Gus. Thus begins an unlikely but heartwarming friendship. First published in 1962, children have delighted in this story and other Gus the Ghost books for over fifty years. Seymour Fleishman''s sweet, nostalgic illustrations bring Gus, the Scotts and Mouse to life.

Thirty-five million Americans are living beyond the age of sixty-five, a twenty-five year increase in life expectancy since 1900. This longevity, once the gift of a few, has become the destiny of many. This time of life is not just about retiring; in fact many who retire return happily to some type of employment. It is a new stage of life filled with its own unique challenges and opportunities. Co-authors Jane and Peggy Thayer, a mother-daughter team of psychologists, have named this stage of life, ''elderescence.''

A homeless little dog finds supper at one house, a comfortable couch at a second, and breakfast at a third.

Gus the ghost neglects his housecleaning chores while Mr. Frizzle is on vacation and fears that this dereliction of duty will cause him and his animal friends to lose their home with Frizzle.

"Discusses characterization, conflict, setting, genre, audience level, the role of editors and literary agents, the preparation of manuscripts, and royalties, advances, and rejections" --provided by Amazon.

When Petey the puppy decides that he wants a boy for Christmas, he discovers that he must go out and find one on his own.

When Petey the puppy decides that he wants a boy for Christmas, he discovers that he must go out and find one on his own.

A ghost decides to go to school and learn to spell when a publisher returns his autobiography.

The people try to outwit the clever raccoon who is robbing their garden of delicious fresh corn on the cob.

Uses riddles and phrases to show the wide variety of meanings of the word "hand."

Gus determines that ghosts needn''t always wear white.

Gus determines that ghosts needn''t always wear white.

The adventures of Gus the ghost who takes a trip to Mexico.

Relates what happens at Mrs. Meadow''s house when it is isolated by a snowstorm. Illustrations introduce the basic principles of new math.

A lazy little elf finds out what a green thumb is when he works hard to care for Mrs. Gardener''s prize flowers.

The dinosaur Mary Ann finds has trouble adjusting to the noise of the twentieth century.

A homeless little dog finds supper at one house, a comfortable couch at a second, and breakfast at a third.

The dinosaur Mary Ann finds has trouble adjusting to the noise of the twentieth century.

A ghost and a mouse have a summer house all to themselves while the folks are away for the winter.