PUBLISHER: Four Winds, 1983GENRE: Children's Fiction
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MY GRADE: A
FROM PUBLISHER: When a terrible witch vows to eat her for supper, a little girl escapes with the help of a mirror and comb given to her by the witch's cat and dog.
MY THOUGHTS: I like this a lot. It's very short, 40 pages, and clearly inspired by Hansel and Gretel. There's minimal text on each page with illustrations on each page. The witch with teeth of iron spends her days waiting for children to come near so she can eat them. Sasha, the little girl who goes in search of needle and thread for her aunt, almost falls victim to the witch. I really like the cleaver things the author did with the comb and mirror. I really wish this story had been at least twice as long. My favorite image from the book is below. Click on it to enlarge.
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