Lulu Goes to Witch School (I Can Read Book 2) [Paperback]

Jane O'Connor (Author), Emily Arnold McCully (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: I Can Read Book 2

Attending school for the first time, Lulu the little witch likes her teacher, ‘but there is one annoying factor—curly-haired Sandy Witch, who does everything better than Lulu. Packs plenty of child appeal with its everyday situations and witchy ambience. McCully’s pictures incorporate just the right amount of humor and spooky details.’ —BL.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this I Can Read sequel to Lulu and the Witch Baby, Lulu is off to witch school with her broom and Dracula lunch box. Her teacher, Miss Slime, is pretty, with a long nose and wart on her chin. She teaches everyone to fly around in the graveyard, and Lulu proves herself worthy of the name "witch." Sandy Witch, howevera kid with an unholier-than-thou attitudeproves worthier than Lulu. The two harbor intense dislike for one another, but become friends when they both catch the lizard pox. This story is funny and full of the "gross" details kids lovelike having snake flakes for breakfast and eating lizard tarts. McCully's simple, freehand illustrations, washed in watercolors, add a good dose of silliness to an already absurd and fun idea. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-2 Arriving at school on her very first day, Lulu Witch meets her teach er, who ``had a long nose and a wart on her chin. Lulu thought Miss Slime was very pretty.'' This type of skewed perception should amuse beginning read ers. Lulu's apprehension about starting school and her initiation into the com plex social dynamics of a classroom are described concisely and convincingly. Lulu feels both envy and adulation to wards her perfect classmate, Sandy Witch. Sandy's hostility towards Lulu may be provoked by similar feelings on Sandy's part: when Miss Slime admires Lulu's new dress, Sandy casts a spell on it, changing the pretty spiders to hid eous flowers. It takes ``lizard pox'' and a new independent spirit on Lulu's part to bring the two witches together at the end. McCully's watercolor wash and pencil illustrations add considerable charm and interest to this well-written story. Character is revealed with minimal detail (as when Lulu's anxiety and Sandy's smugness is shown in their first scene together). The humor wears a bit thin, but on the whole, Lulu. . . is a pleasant and appropriate choice for be ginning readers. Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, Ill.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (September 30, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064441385
• ISBN-13: 978-0064441384
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #806,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jane O'Connor is the author of more than thirty books for children, including the New York Times bestselling Fancy Nancy series, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, and the Nina, Nina Ballerina stories, illustrated by Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan. Fancy Nancy was nominated for the Quill Award for Best Picture Book in 2007. The Emperor's Silent Army: Terra Cotta Warriors of Ancient China won Booklist's Best Nonfiction Book for Young Readers in 2000. Jane has two grown sons. She was born, bred and still lives in New York City with her husband and their canine companion, Arrow.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting and captivating book for early readers, October 11, 1997

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This review is from: Lulu Goes to Witch School (I Can Read Book 2) (Paperback)

This is the first book that my 9-year-old, mildly dyslexic daughter read all the way through without stopping. She was captivated by the problems Lulu Witch faces in starting school and making peace with difficult peers in school. "Why aren't there more Lulu books, Mama?"

5.0 out of 5 stars Cute, February 15, 2010

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I love reading this to my daughter. Her name is Lucy and we call her LuLu. She loves how the book is "about her".

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book For Beginning Readers, December 25, 2009

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My 6yo daughter picked out this book when she earned a gift certificate to amazon. As a 1st grader, she is just learning to read on her own and this book's interesting plot combined with sight words and repetitive non-sight words make it a wonderful read. She has read this story many times and used it for one of her book reports for school. She enjoys reading it over and over - she's read it to me three times in the last two weeks and will read it to her younger siblings for as long as they will sit still. She keeps it with her during afternoon "quiet times". She says, "it is fun to read and I like how the witches act out their part."