| Little Ghost Laban | |
| Creator: | Inger and Lasse Sandberg |
| Gender: | male |
Little Ghost Laban (sv|Lilla spöket Laban [Laban the Little Spook]) or "the ghost who wouldn't haunt", is a Swedish children's book character created by Inger and Lasse Sandberg from Karlstad Municipality. The books revolve around the boy ghost Laban and his family, the Father ghost, the Mother ghost and Laban's sister Labolina.[1] The first book about Laban was published in 1965.
Laban is a friendly character who does not want to haunt and scare people, and who lives in the basement of the castle "Gomorronsol"[2] 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.[3]
Other characters created by the authors include The Thumb and Little Anna.
| Year (Sweden) | Swedish titles | English titles | Alternative titles | Translated by | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Lilla spöket Laban | Little ghost Laban (1968) | Little Spook (1969), Little Spook Laban (2009) | Kersti French, Nancy Swenson Leupold, Carrie and Fredrik Magnusson and Ralf Askman | ||
| 1977 | Gissa vem jag är i dag?, sa Labolina | Tiny Spook's guessing game (1978) | ||||
| 1977 | Kommer snart, sa Laban och Labolina | Little Spook's grubby day (1978) | In a minute, said Laban and Labolina (2009) | Carrie and Fredrik Magnusson and Ralf Askman | and | |
| 1977 | Labolinas lina | Tiny Spook's tugging game (1978) | ||||
| 1977 | Labolinas snubbeldag | Tiny Spook's tumbles (1978) | ||||
| 1977 | Lilla spöket Laban får en lillasyster | Little Spook's baby sister (1978) | ||||
| 1977 | Pappa är sjuk, sa lilla spöket Laban | Little Spook haunts again (1978) | ||||
| 1978 | Var är Labolinas Millimina? | Little Spook and the lost doll (1980) | ||||
| 1980 | Glad spökjul | A merry spook Christmas! (1980) | Ray Bradfield | |||
| 1991 | Laban och Labolinas jul | Labans & Labolinas christmas (2009) | Carrie and Fredrik Magnusson and Ralf Askman | |||
| 1992 | Sov gott pappa!, sa Lilla Spöket Laban | Sleep well dad, said Little Spook Laban (2008) | Carrie and Fredrik Magnusson and Ralf Askman | |||
| 1993 | Spökpappan i simskolan | |||||
| 2004 | Vem är det som låter? sa Spöket Laban | Who's making that noise? (2008) | Carrie and Fredrik Magnusson and Ralf Askman | |||
| 2005 | Är det jul nu igen? sa Spöket Laban | Is it Christmas again? said Little Spook Laban (2009) | Carrie and Fredrik Magnusson and Ralf Askman |