Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips

The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Graphic Novels #3

by Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, Angeli Rafer (Illustrator)

The Bailey School Kids may -- or may not -- have seen a hungry ghost in this funny and spooky series from Graphix Chapters. Get drawn into reading with Graphix Chapters! Graphix Chapters are ideal books for beginning and newly independent readers aged 6 - 8. With approachable page counts, easy-to-follow paneling, and artwork that supports text comprehension, these engaging stories with unforgettable characters help children become lifelong readers. Eddie and Howie go to visit Eddie's great-aunt Mathilda. But when Howie sees a shadowy face in the window -- and when his potato chips start to form mysterious trails -- the Bailey School kids are spooked. Could a ghost be living in the attic?

Genres: Graphic Novels, Ghosts, Sequential Art, Childrens, Graphic Novels Comics, Retellings, Paranormal

80 pages, Paperback

First published September 5, 2023

About the author

Debbie Dadey is the author and co-author of 162 books for children, including the Mermaid Tales series from Simon and Schuster and the beloved Adventures of The Bailey School Kids from Scholastic. Ms. Dadey is a former teacher and librarian. Please like her at Facebook.com/debbiedadey.

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the illustrations and my 7 yr old really enjoys the new graphic novels; but this one added a bunch that wasn’t in the original book. It even added a whole new character who wasn’t in the original book.

[Stacey Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eddie's great aunt is sick and Eddie goes with Howie to bring her soup. Howie sees a face in the attic window so the rest of their friends all have to go back to make sure it's safe for Eddie's great aunt. Weird things happen, strange sounds come from the attic. Could there be a ghost? Could potato chips lead to an answer? Exciting and scary for the kids they have to look and see but they're afraid.

[Lisa Lemelin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do ghosts really eat potato chips?!
After a few strange events the kids of Bailey school are convinced they’ve found a ghost in a haunted house,unexplained attic door opening, burnt tuna casserole cleared from the pan and a chip trail that leads upstairs right to the attic.
Is it a ghost or something else
Read to find out

[Stephane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Graphic novella, having not consulted the source material I can't comment on the adaptation. Super quick read, we got through it in one session, I would be agitated if I had purchased it. I am also not a huge fan of computer-generated art; I find it generally blocky and repetitive. Maybe I am not just ready for it.

[Abby Warner · Rating 5 out of 5]

J - (5 stars) I liked how there was weird things happening and at the end the ghost finally got what he wanted. I liked how there was a bite out of the burger and how the box reminded her of the coffin from Vampires Don't Wear Polkadots. That's it.

S - (5 stars) I like it when the cat was eating rhe potato chips and they said "ghosts don't eat potato chips" and they kept saying potato chips.

[Ellon · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars (I liked it)

I am definitely biased when it comes to this series because I remember loving the novel version when I was a kid. I think that makes me expect more from it.

Still, it's a cute graphic novel. Well-paced, easy to read and has a satisfying ending.

[Rekha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read; NOT scary for young readers. Good lessons about taking care of family members. We intended to split this up over a few days but honestly the whole book can be read out loud in about 20 minutes so we finished it in one night. Also, it seemed better to get closure before my so fell asleep so that he wasn’t thinking about ghosts lol. It ends on a very positive note.

Can be read as a stand alone and does not require knowledge of the other books or the book it’s based on.

[Ronda Wingo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love these

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am LOVING the new illustrator!

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book!

[Rhi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute! I don't remember reading the original as a kid, but I think this is a fun little graphic novel. 3/5 stars.

[The_Sunflower_Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

These are seriously so cute 🥺 also love that they are Halloween themed 🎃

[The Velvet Bookmark · Rating 4 out of 5]

I never read the original novel. Graphic novels are my palate cleansers after some heavy reading. This was fun and the graphics are really cute!

[Kris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely better than the first couple. Fun.

[Courtney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really cute adaptation of one of my favorites as a kid (I always loved that mystery). Eddie is such a brat though!

[Clive · Rating 1 out of 5]

“I don’t like it. Too scary.”

[Sheisbeingsodifficult · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this much more than I did book 2. This had a lot more substance and development to the side characters.

[Phillips · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Bedtime Story—Kids Give It 122

We loved the ease of reading this Graphix version, and the kids were focused and entertained. They’re already asking about the next one in the series!

[Arman Waggoner · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was based on a book from the early 1990s. So, I thought I read this but in a more illustrative graphic novel, shorter than I thought it would be.