Laura Leuck

A witch sets out to collect ingredients from all her creepy friends in One Witch, from the "Two cats inside a pail," who "gave the witch a fish's tail," to the "Ten werewolves in a group," who "gave the witch some spider soup," eventually gathering enough to hold a feast for everyone.

Now this is what I was hoping the recent Which Way to Witch School? (which failed to live up to my expectations) would be - an engagingly witchy picture-book told entirely in rhyme! Amazingly, given the fact show more that I was a little ambivalent about the cover illustration, and generally don't take to counting books, this one really impressed me. The rhyme-scheme didn't feel forced, the rhythm would make for an energetic read-aloud, and the ink and watercolor illustrations had a zany charm that was completely unexpected, after the uninspiring cover. Best of all, it actually had a story! show less

A wonderfully unique Christmas picture book. Perfect for all ages. The monsters are getting the house and everything ready for Santa Claws. It's a frightfully good time! Illustrations are wicked good and I just love everything about this book.

Santa Claws offers weary holiday readers a gruesome Nightmare Before Christmas like alternative to the standard holiday fare. In this little tale we meet Mack & Zack two eager monster children preparing for Christmas and Santa (in his blood red suite and snake in his boot) will be along shortly. These boys are prepared, they've hung their smelly socks by the fire with care, the oozing blistertoe is hung, and the dead pine trees decorated and ready to go! Young readers will love this morbid show more little tale fully of macabre Christmas cheer...the only drawback is that it's extremely brief...there is minimal text and while the art is lovingly drawn and detail rich, the nearly monochromatic watercolor illustrations may not be well received by younger readers...but I think older kids (4-8) will get a kick out of this and it's something that beginner readers should have no trouble with at all. An added bonus are the "ads" on the endpapers...for gruesome things like Ear Wax Furniture Polish, Sludge Hair Dressing for Men, and Dog Breath Mouth Wash...it's a cute touch that I think kids will really enjoy! I give it four stars...I simply wish there was more of this gruesome little holiday story! show less

Deveria ter lido esse ontem à noite, mas fiquei tão encantada com as ilustrações do SD Schindler nos livros de gatos alados da Ursula Le Guin que fui procurar mais do seu trabalho no archive.org .
One Spooky Night/One Witch é um livro bem divertido que ensina que bruxa sabe muito bem o que é práxis comunal, no dia de Halloween ela sai pegando ingredientes de toda a vizinhança para fazer uma grande festa à noite e o leitor também é convidado.