Clever Little Witch
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- ¥1,400
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- ¥1,400
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Magical mayhem and hilarity ensue when a clever little witch tries to turn her baby brother into a goldfish in this funny and imaginative picture book about sibling rivalry.
Little Linh is the cleverest little witch on Mãi Mãi island. She has everything she could need: a trusty broomstick, a powerful spell book, and a magical pet mouse. She also has a new brother named Baby Phu, and she does not like him one bit. He crashes her broomstick, eats pages out of her spell book, and keeps her up all night. Little Linh tried giving Baby Phu away, but nobody will take him, not even the Orphanage for Lost and Magical Creatures.
So, she’ll just have to try something else…like turning him into a goldfish. The only problem is, Baby Phu ate the second half of the spell. Still, there’s a reason Little Linh is the cleverest little witch. She can guess the second half of the spell…but it might take a few tries.
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V n (In a Village by the Sea) sets this magical caper on M i M i Island, where Little Linh shows readers the items every witch needs (a broomstick, spell book, and winged mouse), then presents her problem: "Do you know what a clever little witch does not need? A baby brother." Baby Phu, it seems, squalls, chews on spell books, and messes with his sibling's broomstick. After offering Baby Phu to the island's otherworldly creatures (they aren't interested), Linh decides to turn him into a goldfish. He's eaten the page the spell is printed on, so she improvises, chanting, "From the tip of your nose to the top of your toes, bubble eyes, marble size, let me see those fishy eyes." The spell doesn't work, and Yum (Bark in the Park!) draws the resulting mayhem as Baby Phu turns into a succession of animals, none of them goldfish. Yet when all goes awry, it's Baby Phu who comes to the rescue. Linh has spirit and energy, even when things aren't going her way, but the story's real draw lies in its Southeast Asian setting clever little witches can be found everywhere. Ages 4 6.
