How to Hunt a Ghost

Name: How to Hunt a Ghost
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781837250585
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A spooky lift-the-flap adventure

By Mike Byrne and Evie Winterwood

Series: Buster Lift-The-Flap

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A brand-new lift-the-flap adventure series by best-selling picture book illustrator Mike Byrne.The Ghost-pupsters are an enthusiastic dog squad dedicated to explaining supernatural mysteries. It’s their busiest night of the year – Halloween – and they have been called to Miss Creaker’s Midnight Manor to help solve... Read More

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A brand-new lift-the-flap adventure series by best-selling picture book illustrator Mike Byrne, with ghosts lurking behind the flaps and a spooky mystery to solve along the way …

A brand-new lift-the-flap adventure series by best-selling picture book illustrator Mike Byrne, with ghosts lurking behind the flaps and a spooky mystery to solve along the way ...

Description

A brand-new lift-the-flap adventure series by best-selling picture book illustrator Mike Byrne.

The Ghost-pupsters are an enthusiastic dog squad dedicated to explaining supernatural mysteries. It’s their busiest night of the year – Halloween – and they have been called to Miss Creaker’s Midnight Manor to help solve her ghost problem.

In the Manor there are spooky sounds and even more scary silhouettes popping all over the place. Is that a giant bat behind the curtains? Is that a claw coming up from the couch? Or is all not as it seems… ?

Help the Ghost-pupsters hunt for ghosts and crack the mystery of why things are going bump in the night down at the Midnight Manor.

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How to Hunt a Ghost

A brand-new lift-the-flap adventure series by best-selling picture book illustrator Mike Byrne.The Ghost-pupsters are an enthusiastic dog squad dedicated to explaining supernatural mysteries. It’s their busiest night of the year – Halloween – and they have been called to Miss Creaker’s Midnight Manor to help solve her ghost problem. In the Manor there are spooky sounds and even more scary...

By Mike Byrne and Evie Winterwood

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Santa’s Lost His Suit

A brand-new lift-the-flap adventure series by best-selling picture book illustrator Mike Byrne. It’s Christmas Eve and Santa is just about to embark on his annual journey around the world. There’s just one problem ... Santa’s lost his suit! Can you help him find it? Lift the flaps and help Santa hunt for things to wear as he travels the world...

By Evie Winterwood

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781837250585

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Buster Books

Illustration: Full colour

Contributors:

Illustrated by Mike Byrne
Illustrated by Mike Byrne

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 285g

Pages: 24

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Activity Books and Kits Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Drawing, Colouring and Painting Books for Kids Evie Winterwood Mike Byrne Series: Buster Lift-The-Flap

About the Author

Evie Winterwood is a children’s books writer and editor living in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Passionate about exploring new ways to tell stories, she enjoys experimenting across formats – from lift-the-flap books and picture books to interactive board books and activity books.

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