Young Wisp wanted to go to the ball, but her sisters don't think she is brave enough to fly the broomstick. Follow Wisp and her broomstick on their journey to the ball, through the Spider Forest, through the Mummies' Graveyard and all the way to the witches ball.
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A Very Scary Witch Story,
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This review is from: A Very Scary Witch Story (Cartwheel) (Paperback)
A Cinderella type story as it begins,a young girl is put through a series of "tests" that end up determining she has what it takes to finally become a true witch. Children will delight in the illustraions. The best way to read this book is to read it first, hold each page over a light source, then close the lights and watch as the pages glow-in-the-dark!
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ISBN 0590459368 - Printed in the U.S.A. (a plus, in my opinion!). For ages 4 to 7. What could possibly be unappealing about a glow-in-the-dark Halloween book for kids? Sounds like a winner to me!Wisp is a very young witch, whose older sisters prepare to go to the witches' ball, leaving her home alone. When she pleads to go along, they tell her she can go to the ball when she is brave enough to fly a witch's broomstick before they cackle and fly away. Determined, Wisp takes a broom out for a very bumpy ride, finally nearly begging the broom to stop. It dumps Wisp and her cat, Smudge, in a gloomy, misty meadow, where things take an even more frightening turn. A huge hawk points its talons at Smudge! In order to save her cat, Wisp orders the broom to get the out of there immediately. Instead of taking them home, the broom deposits them at the witch's ball, where other witches admire Wisp's bravery and her sisters admit that they had hoped she would accept their challenge and try to fly the broom. The story is very vaguely a Cinderella story, but the sisters are only "mean" for one page, they don't leave Wisp home to do chores out of spite and there is no prince. Author Joanne Barkan's tale is cute and quick and even has a little message in Wisp overcoming her fear to protect her cat. Jody Wheeler's illustrations are nice and spooky, with some fun details, but the glow-in-the-dark aspect is a tough one to appreciate. Various items in each drawing, and some items that aren't there at all and will only show up when the pages "glow", are outlined with a glow-in-the-dark strip. The trouble is that the "glowing" will only happen after the pages have been exposed to light, but reading in a brightly lit room will make it impossible to see the glowing. On the other hand, sitting in the dark will make it very difficult to read. That little glitch means that this is a book that has prep time, not one that is great right off the shelf whenever the mood strikes you. The scarier bits of the story aren't exactly terrifying, but they're not redeemed by the sort of humor that other Halloween books for young children often go in for. That may make this a little too scary for certain kids (you'll know your kid better than anyone else does, of course). Wisp's victorious arrival at the party hardly makes up for being chased by a hawk or taken on a tour of scary places by an out-of-control broom. I like the book, I just don't love it. - AnnaLovesBooks
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I had the three other books in the series. They are a favorite of my children. One of my children think this one is best of the series.
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Young Wisp watched as her two older sisters go ready for the witches' ball. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Young Wisp watched as her two older sisters go ready for the witches' ball. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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