Hardly Haunted is a fun narrative from the perspective of the house. The house is a big wooden house with creaky hinges and squeaky floorboards and all this house wants is to be inhabited. It has a sneaking suspicion that it might be haunted and so it tries to be on its best behavior to entice people to come live in it. Jessie Sima does an excellent job of making this house come to life with windows that double as expressive eyes, overgrown plants that are hair, and even boards that appear to be cheeks and a mouth.

A class of second graders gave this book five stars because they like the ending, like the face on the house, the cat, and most of all the words!

Definitely pick up this book for a fun story of a sweet haunted house, who learns to enjoy all their haunted bits and finally, when she accepts being herself, finds the perfect family to move in.