This Year, a Witch!
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Four starred reviews!
In this “inspiring…delightful” (School Library Journal, starred review) picture book offering a twist on the trick-or-treat trope, a feisty little girl has had enough of her parents picking cutesy Halloween costumes for her—this year, a witch!
A little girl has been every adorable thing you can imagine for Halloween, and she is done with being cuddly, sweet, and precious. This year, she’s rebelling big-time and going for a totally different vibe: the spookiest thing out there. She’s going to be…a witch!
With only a little help from Dad, she works hard on her witchy locks, brew, spells and enchantments, and power to petrify. But what happens when what she sees in the mirror is so spooky, she scares even herself? Nothing that an understanding dad—and maybe a quick restorative nap—can’t handle.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Done with "adorable" Halloween costumes, a child makes what feels like a monumental proclamation: "this year, a witch!" Intensive prep propels much of the story as the narrator describes how "I speak squirrel, toad, bird, and cat," and declares, "Witches don't need their lovies. Or daddies. Or naps." When it comes time for a big costume reveal in the mirror ("Get ready to run! Get ready to hide!"), the visual transformation proves shocking for the self-assured child; luckily, Daddy comes to the rescue just in time for trick-or-treating. Electric accent colors infuse Abbott's inky multimedia and risograph-printed illustrations, which fittingly capture the protagonist's effort to achieve independence in this lively tale that gestures toward the push and pull of growing up. Ages 4–8.
