Little Ghost Laban (
aban the Little Spook or "the ghost who wouldn't haunt", is a
Swedish
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children's book character created by
Inger and Lasse Sandberg from
Karlstad Municipality
Karlstad Municipality () is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Karlstad.
The present municipality was established in 1971 when the former City of Karlstad was amalgamated with a number ...
. The books revolve around the boy ghost Laban and his family, the Father ghost, the Mother ghost and Laban's sister Labolina.
[Nikolajeva, M, and C Scott (2001). ''How Picturebooks Work''. London: Psychology Press. pp 63-64.] The first book about Laban was published in 1965.
Background
Laban is a friendly character who does not want to haunt and scare people, and who lives in the basement of the castle "Gomorronsol" where he is friends with the youngest prince. The setting is domestic and shows the everyday life of the characters.
The characters were created to help the creators' son Nicklas get over his fear of ghosts as a child.
Other characters created by the authors include The Thumb and Little Anna.
Books
See also
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List of ghosts
The following is a list of ghosts:
African folklore
* Adze, Ewe vampiric being
* Amadlozi, Nguni spiritual figures
* Asanbosam, Akan vampire
* Egbere, Yoruban malevolent spirit
* Kishi, Angolan two-faced demon
* Madam Koi Koi, Nigerian ...
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Lilla Anna och Långa farbrorn another books series by the same authors
References
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Fictional ghosts
Literary characters introduced in 1965
Male characters in literature
Book series introduced in 1965