Thursday 26 March 2015

The Witch with an Itch by Helen Baugh and Deborah Allwright (Children's, Picture book, 10E/10E, short 'n' sweet review)

Super cute witch!
  August 2014, Jonathan Cape, 32 pages, Paperback, Review copy

Content: humour

Follow one little witch as she tries to cast spells on some innocent woodland creatures. Each time she tries a bad spell, the witch gets an itch that sends her spells off in all sorts of unexpected directions...

Nayu's thoughts 
People are always surprised to learn I was quite a madam when I was younger, and could probably give this little witch a few lessons in moody attitude. Her mannerisms made me giggle as the feelings behind them were familiar ones, especially as more spells kept going wrong. Encouraging good feelings can make such a difference to a person's day – or to her spell casting as the little witch finally learns. I liked the sense of action and flow of the magic on the pages from both the story and the illustrations. It did make me wonder what havoc the little witch would cause when she became a teenager!

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