It's thanks to that that I have a reading background so different from what my blue collar roots would ordinarily have led to. Catnip is to publish two titles in 2018 translated from Italian, The Littlest Witch and Lavinia and the Magic Ring, with the latter title being illustrated by Quentin Blake.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. I like the way Wilma is empowered to take charge and set things right with her ingenuity, preparation, and knowledge.Miss Snarly commends Magdalena's answer and warns her students that when they graduate, they are to stay out of the rain and never take baths. One of a number of related paperback picture-books from author Brandi Dougherty about the 'littlest' member of various communities - other titles include The Littlest Pilgrim and The Littlest Elf - The Littlest Witch features a sweet, winsome little witchy story, and cute artwork. This insults Brenda to the point where she uses her powers to change Brainy into a pig, who then goes squealing to Papa Smurf, who, at that point, is talking with Farmer.

The story of a three-week old witch (I assume that's a reference to how long she's been a witch, rather than how long she's been alive?But who believes in witches in the 21st Century and in any case who would want to marry the ghastly Alfonso? If you have to literally spell out the 'moral of the story' in the end, I don’t think it’s a good book to start with. There is a family of seven sisters, mother, father, cat, parrot, nanny and many other characters that flit in and out of the book – and in my personal opinion none of these are explored in any great depth, meaning that for me many were forgettable and I struggled to understand who was who. I also think it's important for children to see illustrations that look like someone just grabbed and pencil and paper and drew. When she gives up racing to the moon to help a kitten, pumpkin, and little boy, she feels like she's done something terribly wrong.