Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House

Geronimo Stilton #3

by Geronimo Stilton, Elisabetta Dami, Larry Keys (Illustrator)

Enter the world of Geronimo Stilton, where another funny adventure is always right around the corner. Each book is a fast-paced adventure with lively art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love. I was lost in a dark, spooky forest! Until I stumbled upon Curlypaw Cannycat's Castle. The castle was completely empty, or so I thought. But I quickly discovered that it was haunted - by cats! Let me tell you, this was one case where curiosity almost killed the mouse!

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy, Fiction, Adventure, Middle Grade, Mystery, Chapter Books

128 pages, Library Binding

Published February 1, 2004

About the author

A pseudonym of Elisabetta Dami, see also Tea Stilton.

Elisabetta Dami is an Italian author that currently resides in Italy. She is the author of the Geronimo Stilton series, a bestselling childrens book. She enjoys traveling the world seeking ideas for her series. She writes under a pseudonym of Geronimo Stilton. She is also a co-owner of Italian based publishing company Edizioni Piemme.

Reviews

[Harrypotterlvrfvr]

Haha.. I have a funny story about this book. I read it in grade four and it really freaked me out. A month later when I was lying in bed at night thinking about this book I started to hear something. My mind was playing tricks on me and I actually heard a ghost going: oooOOoooo! In my bedroom and out side in the hallway. I got shivers up my spine and I was terrified! I ran up stairs and was freaking out like crazy. My mom told me
It was probably just the pipes. I went back to bed and lay still listening for the sound again. Sure enough I heard the same eerie ghost noise in moving from the hallway to in my room and back again. I got an actual shiver up my spine which I have to admit was a pretty cool experience. My mom figured out I was hearing things so she told me to think about happy things. When I got back down to my room I constantly thought about fairies and unicorns and rainbows till I fell asleep and I was fine.
Read this book with caution. :P

[Zahra · Rating 3 out of 5]

سری داستان‌های فوق‌العاده بامزه‌ای هستن!
ترجمه‌ی هوپا و فریبا چاوشی، ترجمه‌ی خوبی بود؛ ویرایش جملات اما کمی اذیت می‌کرد.

[Noella · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ik heb eens een Geronimo Stilton boekje gelezen omdat die zo enorm populair zijn. Maar eerlijk gezegd vond ik er niets aan. Toch zeker niet in vergelijking met andere kinderboeken die ik gelezen heb. Leuke tekeningen, dat wel, maar het verhaal vond ik vreselijk langdradig en saai.

[Alec · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great fictional book written by Elisabetta Dami. Geronimo Stilton, the main character, is on his way home from his sisters house when he gets lost in the woods. When he is searching to try and find a way out he sees a mysterious castle. Since he has nowhere else to go he decides to go into the castle. As a couple nights go by Geronimo seems to be being haunted by Curlypaw Cannycat's ghost. After a while he finds iut his sister has been playing tricks on him. But Geronimo seems to be seeing things still. As time goes by he finds out that Curlypaw Cannycat's son has been playing tricks on him too. All in all this was a really good book.

[Vivaan · Rating 5 out of 5]

MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER IN THIS BOOK IS BENJAMIN BECAUSE HE IS VERY SMART.
MY FAVOURITE LINE IN THIS BOOK IS WHO SAID A CAT AND A MOUSE CANT BE FRIENDS.
I LIKED THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT WAS REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY FUNNY .
MY FAVOURITE PART IN THIS BOOK WAS WHEN GERONIMO FOUND OUT THAT THE CATS WERE ACTUALLY SMALL KITTENS.
IF YOU ARE GOOD AT PRANKING PEOPLE YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS BOOK .
NOT FORCING YOU BUT I RECOMMEND it to all the JOKERS AND PRANKSTERS TO READ THIS BOOK

[Gio · Rating 5 out of 5]

hella gangster he stay chasin cheese

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

These series of book are published with full colour images and fancy fonts so that’s a bonus. This story is pretty basic but repetitive with its “I’m a scaredy mouse” and “I want to go home”. Thea Stilton also makes an appearance but does pretty much Jack all for the plot, which has a pretty predictable ending based on similar tropes in other texts.

[Josh Lambie]

NOW THIS is something a boy can sink his teeth into!!!

[Suhasa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect spooky wholesome read for Oct 31st night.

[Halida · Rating 3 out of 5]

God, I read the entire book with a sound in my head that read word by word in a weird accent as if I was reading it out loud to someone! That was really funny. I especially like making imitations of Geronimo exclaiming words such as 'cheese niblets' xD
Geronimo is a scaredy mouse who, one Halloween night, got lost in the woods and found a shelter in the Cannycat Castle. A spooky one, that is. And he had strange feelings that something was watching him in that castle...

[Stephanie | Books_and_Steph · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books are always witty and funny. We enjoy reading them as a family. My 9 year old thought this one was particular spooky and his favorite parts seem to be when Geronimo Stilton became scared. Ha ha!!

[Puru · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ahh well childhood memories....read this book back when I was ten.... beautifully written and can be easily deciphered by a child.woukd advise everybody to.go through this book....believe me you would not regret it:)

[Mozza! · Rating 5 out of 5]

i thought this book was awesome i loved it its a funny, entertaining and exciting book i couldnt put it down

[The Gusting · Rating 1 out of 5]

DO NOT READ! ACTUALLY SCARY AS FUCK (its is scary)

[Jacki Couture de Hernández]

Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House: FAIL ❌
This was dreadful to get through because my student was terribly afraid the whole time (unreasonably so). I won't try to teach it again unless students really like creepy, halloween-esque things.

⚠️ Note:
Considering I'm doing a different novel study with every student I have, I have decided to keep track of the books I've taught, for students from grades 3-8. Also, I don't want my 5 star ratings to be bogged down with children's or middle-grade books.... so I'm going to rate them on a pass ✅ /fail ❌ for teaching them.

[Tracy Diaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pawkin and Pawette were so cute! Little tricksters! Geronimo needs to stop being so scared all the time and Trap needs help, he’s such a bully. Benjamin always saves the day! Such a cute little mouse.

[Alexandre · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rated it 3.5 not my type of book but was decent

[Alisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book but very scary

[Macklin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A creepy delight must read funny🤪🙋🏻‍♂️😈😈😈😈😈

[Rushan · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's amazig

[Donald Owens II · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read the first three books in the series on a recommendation, but found them sub-par. Plot? Predictable. Characters? What is the opposite of admirable? Writing style? Silly and irritating. Would mice really refer to their own minds as "mouse brains", or their good ideas as "fabumouse"? What exactly would a holiday called "Christmouse" celebrate? No, they're simply too full of cheese. I doubt I will ever be desperate enough for children's books to scrape these from the bottom of the barrel.

[Lillyana · Rating 2 out of 5]

the timeline is starting to form

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a series of book but you don't have to read them in order, to understand who people are or what is going on. (Although some do go more in detail about personalities and such more.) Some of these books are a super cute way of introducing 'History' without really doing it 'in your face' The story line of a family of mice running a newspaper company. Each doing their own things. Another good thing about this book (not sure about the others in this series) but this one had illustrations on EVERY page. Helping people like us where I read it outloud to my special needs teen age son. Having the illustrations helped him to follow the story and was able to enjoy a good story


In this story of Geronimo Stilton the story line and idea was there but the author kind of 'lost' himself through about the middle of the story. The story DRAGGGEEEDDDD on and on and actually lost my special needs teenage son that we have read this is our 4th Geronimo Stilton book and we usually love them and he's never lost intrest etc. I still gave this a 3 star due to the fact that the storyline was a good on and had a few chapters (that repeated the same stuff) had been cut out it would have possibly been a 5 star book.

This is a Halloween story so would be a nice one to read that time of year, OR for anyone that likes being a little scared (although not super scarey) and likes a mystery. super cute idea but just many of the middle chapters are a repeative read from the chapters before so you could get a little bored with it. But stay with it as the end is good.

[Lionel Jerry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very funny,because the mouse always find the ghost,but when he tell his friend the ghost run away,and his friend live him along,but his nephew believe him,and he follow his uncle suddenly the ghost come out,and the nephew take the camera out and take the picture,the ghost go back and never get out again,nephew help up his uncle and his uncle think “My nephew is my hero!”
This things all the city know it and that place never have the ghost again.

[Jackie Chevalier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Geronimo Stilton is staying in a castle after his car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. He slowly starts hearing and seeing spooky things. He calls his sister who brings her son and their cousin to see what’s going on. Is this castle haunted? Read to find out.

Very repetitive but an interesting ending!

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Imogen and Lex have complex pasts that get in the way of the attraction they feel for each other. They have to really work for their HEA. This story has it all, past sorrows, imprisonment, intrigue, villainy and love. Wonderful start to the series.
Thank you Cerise Deland, Dragonblade Publishing and NetGalley for allowing me an advance copy for my honest feedback.

[Jocelyn Reynoso · Rating 3 out of 5]

Geromino Stilton is a very intelligent mouse but every time he does something it always ends up bad. He wanted to stay at a relatives house and it was a haunted house.

[Leo]

Mejor titulo del universo.

[Quinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loved cat and a mouse and a haunted house because i like all of the slapstick hehe

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not bad for a halloween story