Goldfish Ghost is an enigmatic hero is he lonely, or just fussy? but Snicket's portrayal of the lighthouse keeper's intuitive kindness and Brown's subdued, moonlit landscapes resolve the story with moments of magic. At last, at the top of a supposedly haunted lighthouse, he finds "very good company" in the ghost of the lighthouse keeper. Even among the ghosts of other sea creatures, he doesn't feel at home. Brown packs her watercolor-and-ink spreads with activity as families enjoy the salt air and seagulls wheel, yet none of it calls to Goldfish Ghost. No one notices the ghost as he drifts over a seaside village and beach, looking for someone to talk to. The boys room was pleasant and familiar, but Goldfish Ghost wanted company, so he set out to find a friend. Brown (The Airport Book) draws Goldfish Ghost in black and white, surrounded by a world of color he floats through the air upside-down, as any dead fish should. print Lemony Snicket illustrated by Lisa Brown Goldfish Ghost was born on the surface of the water in the bowl on a dresser in a boys room. "Goldfish Ghost was born on the surface of the water in a bowl on the dresser in a boy's room," writes Snicket (The Dark) at the outset of this melancholic looking-for-friendship story, using the fish's off-screen death as a new beginning.
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