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How to Outwit Witches

by Catherine Leblanc

Other authors: Roland Garrigue (Illustrator)

Series: How to Banish Fears

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They have crooked fingers, humped backs, dark dresses, and pointy hats . . . Witches, wicked and clever, always inspire fear. Luckily, thanks to this book filled with unbeatable tricks, from now on you'll possess all the secret spells and potions to beat witches at their own game! Abracadabra! With whimsical text and illustrations, How to Outwit Witches will help kids banish their fears--and have fun doing it! Kids will love these clever tricks and tips for getting rid of witches.… (more)
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After reading How to Outwit Witches, I had mixed feelings about the book. I liked the book because it had comical illustrations and language; however, I didn’t like the story because the writing did not flow. I feel as though the message of this book is to give young children a sense of relief about their fears of witches because they’ll “possess all the secret spells and potions to beat witches at their own game.”

To begin on a good note, the illustrations were great. The colors were vibrant, and contrasting. The illustrator gave each witch their own unique look and style, thus, giving the readers a variety of characters to look at. And the two children in the book who are outwitting the witches are portrayed as very clever. Furthermore, I liked how the language was descriptive and fun. For example, “They’d like to turn you into a parrot to make their zoo complete! Pretend to be stupid…obey their commands but sneak into the library: open their magic book, discover their magic spells, and turn them into toads, snakes, or old crows.”

On the flip side, I did not like the flow of the book. It was hard to follow the first time around; and the way the text is displayed, it looks as though there would be rhyming. But there is no rhyming which confused me the first time I read this book. Furthermore, I felt as though there were too many words when reading. Too descriptive. ( )
  sarahbassett | Oct 6, 2014 |
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They have crooked fingers, humped backs, dark dresses, and pointy hats . . . Witches, wicked and clever, always inspire fear. Luckily, thanks to this book filled with unbeatable tricks, from now on you'll possess all the secret spells and potions to beat witches at their own game! Abracadabra! With whimsical text and illustrations, How to Outwit Witches will help kids banish their fears--and have fun doing it! Kids will love these clever tricks and tips for getting rid of witches.

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"With clever text and whimsical illustrations, How to Outwit Witches will help kids banish their fears and have fun doing it! Kids will love these clever tricks and tips for scaring off witches. They have crooked fingers, humped backs, dark dresses, and pointy hats. . . . Witches, wicked and clever, always inspire fear. Luckily, thanks to this book filled with unbeatable tricks, from now on you possess all the secret spells and potions to beat witches at their own game! Abracadabra!"

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