Closet Ghosts
By Uma Krishnaswami
Children’s Book Press, 2006

Review by Pooja Makhijani
From Kahani Winter 2006

Boo!
How do you scare off ghosts hiding in your closet? With the help of the Hindu monkey-god Hanuman, of course! Writer Uma Krishnaswami teams up with illustrator Shiraaz Bhabha in Closet Ghosts (Children’s Book Press, 2006), an enchanting and amusing book about moving out and fitting in.

Anu’s closet is haunted by a group of wacky ghosts! When the Hanuman arrives at Anu’s window, promising to solve her ghost infestation, Anu welcomes him. Soon, however, Anu realizes that the friendly deity can’t fix all her problems, and she takes on her ghosts all by herself.

Closet Ghosts is yet another pitch-perfect book on Ms. Krishnaswami’s hit list. And Ms. Bhabha’s energetic illustrations literally jump off the page.