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The story of how the neighborhood witch makes her Christmas extra special.Tags
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The friendly witch from Norman Bridwell's The Witch Next Door returns in this second picture-book adventure, this time observing all of the customs of Christmas. Narrated by one of the witch's child neighbors, the narrative describes the witch's participation in Christmas tree decorating, caroling, and gift shopping. On Christmas Eve night, the witch comes to the aid of Santa and some astronauts, who have run into each other in space...
Originally published in 1970, The Witch's Christmas is the second of Bridwell's five picture-books about this character, but the third I have read, after The Witch Next Door and The Witch's Vacation. Of the three, it is the one I have enjoyed most. The story conclusion, in which the witch comes to the aid show more of Santa, reminded me of more recent witchy Christmas tales, from James Brown's Jingle Spells to Wendy Dickson's Wilfrieda the Witch Helps Santa. The artwork here is cute, although (as with the other titles) a lit too cartoonish in style for my taste. My favorite element, visually speaking, was the witch's Christmas tree-style hat. Although not destined to become a personal favorite, either as a witchy picture-book or as a Christmas tale, this was still quite fun, and is one I would recommend to fans of the Witch Next Door series. show less
Originally published in 1970, The Witch's Christmas is the second of Bridwell's five picture-books about this character, but the third I have read, after The Witch Next Door and The Witch's Vacation. Of the three, it is the one I have enjoyed most. The story conclusion, in which the witch comes to the aid show more of Santa, reminded me of more recent witchy Christmas tales, from James Brown's Jingle Spells to Wendy Dickson's Wilfrieda the Witch Helps Santa. The artwork here is cute, although (as with the other titles) a lit too cartoonish in style for my taste. My favorite element, visually speaking, was the witch's Christmas tree-style hat. Although not destined to become a personal favorite, either as a witchy picture-book or as a Christmas tale, this was still quite fun, and is one I would recommend to fans of the Witch Next Door series. show less
Geez, I flipped through this book so many times as a kid. I was fascinated by the black snow falling over the witch's house and her mission to help Santa Claus . . . IN SPAAAAAACEEEE!
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Norman Bridwell was born on February 15, 1928 in Kokomo, Indiana. He attended the John Herron Art Institute from 1945 to 1949 and Cooper Union Art School from 1952 to 1953. After graduating from Cooper Union, he worked first as a messenger for a lettering company and then as an artist designer for Raxon Fabrics Company. After that, he spent three show more years with H. D. Rose and Company as an artist, before becoming a freelance artist in 1956. In 1963, he published his first children's book, Zany Zoo, as well as his first Clifford book, Clifford the Big Red Dog. During his lifetime, he wrote and illustrated more than 150 books including The Witch Next Door, A Tiny Family, Clifford Goes to Kindergarten, and Clifford Celebrates Hanukkah. He died following a fall at his home on December 12, 2014 at the age of 86. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Vintage Scholastic (TW1793)
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- Canonical title
- The Witch's Christmas
- Original publication date
- 1970-11
- People/Characters
- Witch; Girl; Boy; Santa Claus
- Dedication
- For Nicholas and Benjamin
- First words
- Halloween is very special for my brother and me -- because we have a witch living next door.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)What else could you want if you had a Merry Christmas witch like ours?
- Original language
- English
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- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 6
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