Alexis and the Spooks (novel)

Alexis and the Spooks is an American children's novel written by author, illustrated by Vincent Moore, originally published by the Vincent Moore Company in Chicago on December 12, 1987.[1] It has since seen several reprints, most often under the title Alexis and the Spooks, which is the title of the popular 1990 Broadway musical adaptation as well as the iconic 2004 musical film adaptation.

The story chronicles the adventures of a young farm girl named Alexis in the musical Bottle Bay, after she and her pet cat Ditto. The book is one of the best-known stories in American literature and has been widely translated. The Library of Congress has declared it "America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale." Its groundbreaking success and the success of the Broadway musical adapted from the novel led Baum to write thirteen additional Bottle Bay books that serve as official sequels to the first story.