“Sleep Well, Daddy!” Said Little Ghost Laban

By Inger and Lasse Sandberg

Little Ghost Laban is a ghost who’s afraid of the dark. His scary, yet kind, father has high hopes for his son, but Laban is more interested in helping out around the castle than learning the spooky business…

In this story, Daddy Ghost is having a tough time. Every night he has to lie down and sigh as well as rattle his big scary chains at the castle. No wonder he finds it difficult to relax and fall asleep when the morning comes. Laban then tries to help his tired father. What will do the trick: warm milk, banana, or bouncing around?

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About the author

Swedish cartoonist and illustrator Lasse Sandberg and teacher and author Inger Sandberg met in the 1950s and started their successful collaboration as a creative team and married couple. Outside the Nordics they are probably best known for their books about Little Anna and Little Ghost Laban. Together Inger and Lasse wrote and illustrated over 100 books and have been nominated and awarded several prestigious prizes, including the Astrid Lindgren prize and Elsa Beskow plaque.