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.
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!
Why is this book banned? Witchcraft!! There are curses put on children in the book and some felt it should be banned. I understand if you don't want your children to read it but my kids happened to LOVE it and they are 5 & 3. They thought it was pretty awesome.
3 comments:
This is my all-time favorite Ronald Dahl book :)
I have never read this! How is that possible?!?!?? Of course, your kids are a lot braver than mine (Dr. Who, need I say more?) But I think I will have to get this and see!
haha!! There were a few parts that had C on the edge of his seat. I just wasn't allowed to stop reading until it passed the "suspenseful" parts. hehe! ;)
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