Illustrator: Blake, Quentin
Year Published:1983
ISBN:05990032496
Pages: 208
Genre: Suspense, Humorous
Interest Level: 3-6 Grade
Reading Level: 4
Personal Rating: 4 Stars
Subjects: Witches, Grandmother
Reader's Annotation: How do you spot a real witch? Look hard if they are wearing a wig, wide shoes and gloves. If you see a bald lady, flat-footed and has long distorted fingers, run! Run as fast and far away as you can for they may be after you!
Summary: A young English boy moves in with her grandmother and learns about witches. His grandmother teaches him how to tell real witches and talked about their leader, The Grand High Witch. When they go on vacation in a fancy hotel, they discover that the witches they device a plan on how to defeat The Grand High Witch and her followers.
Reviews and Awards: Notable/Best Books (ALA), Booklist
"An orphan boy...discovers the true nature of witches and then has the misfortune to be transformed into a mouse by The Grand High Witch of All the World...A curious but honest tale which deals with matters of crucial importance to children: smallness, the existence of evil in the world, mourning, separation, death." --The New York Times Book
Author Information:
Author Website: www.roalddahl.com
Personal Evaluation: This book is an easy read. It is entertaining however, readers might not like reading about witches. Although the characters and events are fictional, children may actually believe the information about the witches to be true.
