When Georgie, Herman the cat, and Miss Oliver the owl go on vacation with their human couple, Mr. and Mrs. Whittaker, they finds themselves staying in a seaside cottage that is haunted by a very noisy and disruptive ghost named Captain Hooper. A local mouse explains that the good captain isn't bad, only distraught that he never had a chance to be a hero. And so he howls... every night! Georgie and his friends try their best to protect the Whittakers from Captain Hooper's noise, but there is little they can do. And then one night, the Whittakers fall asleep in their rowboat, and begin to drift out to sea...

The fifth Georgie book I have read, Georgie and the Noisy Ghost continues to cement my belief that this is a series I would have greatly enjoyed as a young girl! In fact, the story and illustrations - just as charming, in their old-fashioned way, as ever! - felt quite familiar in this one, making me wonder whether I had indeed encountered this gentle little ghost before, but forgotten it, somehow. In any case, this was another delightful tale, complete with happy ending, of the sweet New England spook and his friends! ( )