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Room on the Broom Activity Book

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A wonderful chanting rhyming book... but if you remember a particular edition you may want to shop carefully (or shop internationally).

Original from the UK (ISBN 978-0-3333-0-337-7)

"I am a dragon as mean as can be,
And I'm planning to have WITCH
AND CHIPS for my tea"

The dragon drew nearer and,
licking his lips,
Said, "Maybe this once
I'll have witch without chips"

USA alternative #1:
"I am a dragon as mean as can be,
witch with French fries sounds delicious to me.

"The dragon drew near with a glint in his eyes, and said,
"Just this once I'll have witch without fries."

USA alternative #2:
"The dragon drew nearer and started to drool.
He said, "I won't let you go- do you think I'm a fool?"

The picture says activity book, and the description leads you to believe that this book is the full length story. So I thought it was a paperback edition of the full length story with some stickers. This is not the case. There is no story at all, just stickers and puzzles. I will be returning and paying extra for the hardcover book :(
I think Amazon needs to create a different description for this.

I noticed that the picture and title said "activity book", but the product description and reviews all talked about the "Room on the Broom" story, so I figured it was the story, plus activity book stuff. WRONG! There is no story at all, just stickers, puzzles, etc. Unfortunately, my little one started playing with it before I figured it out, so now I have to keep it. Wish I knew a way to get Amazon to fix this description.

I'm sure it would be fun to use, but since we haven't read the story yet, not so much. On another note, I absolutely love Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, and so do my kids. Great rhymes, a good message, and beautiful illustrations.