THE BUMP IN THE NIGHT

by Anne Rockwell ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 19, 1979

A mild pleasantry--no match for the uproarious ""Tinker and the Ghost"" from which it's derived--about Toby the youthful, fearless tinker who cooks bacon and eggs on the hearth of the haunted castle and, when the ghost's dismembered parts tumble down, puts him together again. ""Now that you have fixed me and fed me,"" says the ghost/lord of the castle, ""I can go away. But first I want to reward you."" So, with more generosity than wit, he presents Toby with most of the loot abandoned by the robbers who chopped him up (and then fled his howls) and gives him the castle as well. We leave the ghost forever a-wandering and Toby, still tinkering, ensconced as the rich, happy lord of the castle. Vapid overall--with pictures that are somewhat less than spirited too.

Pub Date: March 19, 1979

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Greenwillow

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1979

Categories: CHILDREN'S