Titchy Witch and the Wobbly Fang

Wanda Witch and the Wobbly Fang (American edition)

Originally published in the UK as Titchy-Witch and the Wobbly Fang, this witchy beginning reader was republished in the states by Scholastic, as a Level 3 title in their Scholastic Reader system, indicating the presence of larger "chunks" of text (as opposed to shorter sentences). Like other titles about this eponymous little magic maker, it highlights a common childhood experience—namely, losing a tooth and leaving it out for the Tooth Fairy—but recasts it in fantastic terms...

Of the twelve volumes in the Titchy-Witch series, four have been published here in the US, with the young witch heroine's name changed from Titchy-Witch to Wanda Witch. Wanda Witch and the Wobbly Fang is the show more fourth and final one of these titles, and like the three earlier US editions, I read it side-by-side with the original to compare and contrast. Unlike Wanda Witch and the Bullies, which contained some significant differences, but very much like Wanda Witch and Too Many Frogs and Wanda Witch and the Stray Dragon, there were few differences between the British and American editions here, other than Wanda's name and the use of "mom" rather than "mum." The only other change, that I could detect, was the use of a "new dollar coin" as a reward from the Fang Fairy in the US edition, rather than a "shiny silver slovrin." This change struck me as regrettable, as it removes just a smidgeon of magic that was present in the original, from the US edition. After all, the original didn't speak of British pounds, which would have made the change to US dollars understandable. Rather, it used an in-world magic currency, making the story that little bit more fun. Leaving this critique aside, I'm glad to have read both editions, just to see what was or was not changed. This was a fun little witchy cream puff of a story, and is recommended to beginning readers who enjoy such fare, or who have read earlier books in the series. show less

Titchy-Witch and the Wobbly Fang (original British edition)

Titchy-witch grows impatient when her wobbly fang won't fall out in this witchy early reader, and then her mother tells her that the Fang Fairy will give her a surprise once it does. Deciding she simply must take action, and reasoning that multiple surprises are better than one, our witchy little heroine uses a spell to make all of her fangs fall out, leading to trouble with family guardian Cat-a-Bogus. Will that irate feline put an end to Titchy-witch's mischief...?

The seventh installment of British author/illustrator team Rose Impey and Katharine McEwen's twelve-volume early reader series chronicling the misadventures of the eponymous little witch, Titchy-Witch and the Wobbly show more Fang pairs an engaging tale of magic and mischief with fun illustrations that capture the humor of the story. As I have mentioned in my reviews of previous entries in the series, although I am reading these books for the witchy content—witchy picture books and early readers being a pet project of mine—and although I enjoy the witch characters in Titchy-witch's family, the much-put-upon Cat-a-Bogus is my favorite character by far. Recommended to fans of this series, and to beginning readers who enjoy stories about witches. show less