GUSTAVO THE SHY GHOST 作者FLAVIA Z. DRAGO是一位出生並生長在墨西哥的孩子。作者在書中提到，寫這本書是因為在求學時期，每到午餐時刻，她總是坐在板凳上看著大家並思考著...為什麼其他同學總是那麼容易就能交到朋友，還能開心地一起談天說地和玩耍呢? 對作者FLAVIA Z. DRAGO來說，在童年時期交朋友並不是一件容易的事，不過，當時的他雖然交不到朋友，卻愛上了畫畫，長大後竟也成為了一位很優秀的繪本作家! FLAVIA希望能透過故事中害羞的GUSTAVO，讓孩子懂得如何與同學們分享、並開心地交到許多好朋友。這本書最特別也最令Vicky喜歡的地方是，故事中每頁的插圖都充滿墨西哥亡靈節元素，讓你一邊讀著文字，一邊欣賞著插圖，彷彿讀了另一個版本的「可可夜總會」。------ Teacher Vicky Lin
Gustavo is good at doing all sorts of ghostly things. But some things are harder for him to do, like making friends with other monsters. Whenever he tries getting close to them, he realizes they just can’t see him. Now that the Day of the Dead is fast approaching, what can he do to make them notice him and to share with them something he loves?
With fancifully detailed artwork and visual humor, this sweet and gently offbeat story of loneliness, bravery, and friendship is sure to be a treat for little ghouls and goblins everywhere.(FOR SCHOOL ONLY)
