Gus Was A Christmas Ghost Author:Jane Thayer A Christmas ghost must, of course, be a friendly ghost, and certainly none is more so than the ghost named Gus. Not that he doesn't have things to put up with. The caretaker of the museum in which Gus makes his home is anything but friendly, especially toward ghosts. In fact, he uses every device, including padlocks, traps, and trapdoors, to get... more » rid of his disconcerting tenant. The only ones who suffer, however, are Cora, the cat, and the irascible Mouse. Throughout all these trials, Gus's ghostly good humor is more than a match for the formidable Mr. Frizzle. Together Gus and his companions engineer an old-fashioned Christmas Eve, complete with all the traditional trimmings, that is guaranteed to win over the hardest heart-even that of Mr. Frizzle.« less