Ghost stories are nice year round. Especially if they have a theme that is about something other than the greatest holiday ever, Halloween. The below books have ghosts in unique and fun ways.
I do not know why 632 Savannah Street is an important fact to have in the story of Gilbert and the Ghost by Heather Pierce Stigall and illustrated by Jess Mason (due mid-August 2025, read via an online reader copy), but I’m sure when you read it, you’ll figure out what I missed. What I didn’t miss was that our main character, Gilbert, is a sensitive young person who “sees” those who are not always seen. Now, the “joke” at the end is, Is there a real ghost or not, is up to you. But I really hope … well I’m not going to say which way I’m leaning to not spoil it anymore. The story itself is simple, cute and fun, but the illustrations really capture it all and then some. They can be their own character as well as the ones they are showing us. The colors are perfect to set the theme and keep you interested and invested in the story. 
And I was invested in Aggie and the Ghost illustrations, but was not as invested in the story.. This time the story is about being alone, but also having friendships and coexisting with each other. Aggie the young girl is excited to live on her own, until she realizes that the house is haunted. And not just any ghost, one that does not follow rules, and Aggie likes rules. I will focus on the illustrations as my review as I liked them. They are sweet, funky, colorful and fun. Matthew Forsythe combines their text and illustrations to make a story that will appeal to some, others not as much. And that’s actually what I enjoyed about it. It is a book that does not “grab me” but I know it will be an easy recommendation for some people. There is a “certain something” about it that makes it fresh and new, even though we know the theme itself. 
I also read Aggie and the Ghost via an online reader copy and it is also due mid-August 2025.