THE WINNER OF THE KLAUS FLUGGE PRIZE 2021 A 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A great story about making friends by being yourself and the illustrations are a constant visual delight Malorie Blackman Gustavo is a ghost He is good at doing all sorts of paranormal things like walking through walls making objects fly and glowing in the dark And he loves playing beautiful music on his violin But Gustavo also has a problem He is SHY Which means some things are harder for him to do like getting in a line to buy eye scream or talking to the other monsters But Gustavo longs to be a part of something he longs to be seen More than anything he wants to make a friend So plucking up all his courage he sends a very special letter Dear Monsters I would like to invite you to my violin concert at the Day of the Dead party With exquisite detail and humour Flavia Z Drago s vivid illustrations tell a sweet and offbeat story of friendship and courage