The Sweetest Witch Around
By Regan McMahon,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Young witch falls for human candy in cute Halloween tale.
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What's the Story?
A brave little witch is teaching her little sister, Witchling, to fear humans and dislike their candy. But once Witchling gets a taste of it, she zooms off on a broom to the humans' world on Halloween night to blend in with the trick-or-treaters and get more. The brave little witch and her cat, Kitty, fly down to save her, but after they scoop her up on the broom, they find Witchling's hat is so full of candy, it's weighing them down and they're about to crash into a tree. All is saved when Witchling tips over the hat and showers the costumed kids below with treats.
Is It Any Good?
THE SWEETEST WITCH AROUND is a fun twist on the humans-afraid-of witches theme, flipping it in a way that will amuse young kids. They'll giggle when the brave witch says, "Candy -- yuck"; when Kitty yells, "Holy catnip!"; and when Witchling calls the town below their broom "Candy land!"
Illustrator Harry Bliss plants clever touches in his cartoon-like spreads that kids and parents can discover, such as Witchling cooking a potion in her "Easy-Bake Cauldron" and playing with a skeleton doll labeled "Graveyard Barbie."
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about witches. How are they different from humans?
Look at the pictures of the witches' world. How is it different from or similar to our world?
Which do you like better: funny witches or scary witches?
Book Details
- Author: Alison McGhee
- Illustrator: Harry Bliss
- Genre: Holiday
- Topics: Magic and Fantasy , Adventures , Book Characters , Brothers and Sisters , Holidays
- Book type: Fiction
- Publisher: Paula Wiseman
- Publication date: October 1, 2014
- Publisher's recommended age(s): 4 - 8
- Number of pages: 32
- Available on: Nook, Hardback, iBooks, Kindle
- Last updated: September 25, 2020
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