Author: Roald Dahl was born in 1916 and died in 1990. He's British and it's very obvious in his writing (I love it!). He became popular in the 1940s from both his children and adult books. He is most commonly known for James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In his career he wrote over 60 short stories.
Synopsis: This is the story of a little boy who lives with his grandmother. She is a fascinating woman who is great at storytelling and knows a thing or two about witches. She warns her grandson how to recognize a witch so he isn't destroyed by her since it's all witches' goal to rid the world of children and, well, he's a child. What happens when he sees someone and recognizes the signs? What if that someone is the grand witch of all the world? How does the young hero of this story react? Well, you'll have to read the book to find out.
Review: My 5 yo, 3 yo and I read this one together. They loved it! I read lots of reviews where they discussed how scary this would be for children. This wasn't scary at all for my kids. They loved it and couldn't wait to find out what happened next. The only thing that bothered me was the ending. The immediate story was over but it led to another story that wasn't finished. Almost like this could have been a series or something but it never was. My 5 year old was a bit upset. He wanted more. He wanted to find out what happened after The End. Overall though, it was an excellent book and the kids really enjoyed it! This is a chapter book though so if your kids won't sit and listen then I don't recommend this book for them... yet...
Rating: **** 4 Stars (Only b/c of the ending.)
4 comments:
your kids are so awesome! I would love to try this. thanks again for inspiration!
Ronni only listened to it b/c we did an audio book while riding in the car w/ this one so she was strapped in the car seat. Collin, however, I have to be careful with b/c if he really likes a book then I have to plan on reading it all in one sitting. Of course, it's okay with the juvenile books b/c I can normally read those to him in about 45 minutes or so. :)His favorite books to read are The Magic Treehouse books. They are tons of fun and educational. The library has them... I recommend them for you and Ruthie!
If he is soo upset about there not being more, maybe the two of you should write a new ending together?! After all, you are a writer and it would be good to pass it on to him! Will help him so much to start early!!
He made up the rest of the story afterwards. He and I talked about what could have happened. hehe! It was fun and I love hearing his little imagination working.
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