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Score: 10.0/10  [1 review]
5 out of 5
ProdID: 9244 - The Little Witch Who Lost Her Broom
Written by Elaine Bickell

The Little Witch Who Lost Her Broom
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$21.99
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The Little Witch Who Lost Her Broom product reviews

Proud to promote NZ productsLittle Witch has lost her broom and needs to find it by the rise of the moon so she can take to the skies with the other witches for Hallowe'en. She checks all the closets, the attic, and the shed. She even looks in her cauldron and under the bed, but it is nowhere to be found.

She experiments with other means of transport like a scooter, a bike, a digger, a train, and a plane, but these inevitably lead to a series of misadventures. They are just not right! Will Little Witch ever find the missing broom?

This not so spooky romp is perfect for Halloween reading - or at any time of year. The imaginative illustrations are by Raymond McGrath.

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Review by: savta (Jo)
Dated: 23rd of January, 2025

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This Review: 10/10
Age Appropriate:
Score 10 out of 10
Story:
Score 10 out of 10
Illustrations:
Score 10 out of 10
Personal Choice:
Score 10 out of 10

Miss Five is used to things going missing in her house. Daddy loses his keys, Mummy loses her sunglasses, and when the lost objects finally turn up, they have usually been there all the time. It all depends on where and how you look for them. So the theme of this story was already familiar to her and she was more than ready to go adventuring with Little Witch. Everyone knows that witches have personal brooms that they use for travel, especially when there is a full moon. But it cannot be just any broom; it needs to be special.

When Little Witch goes to get her broom out of the cupboard and dust it off ready for the trip, however, she gets a shock. Her broom has disappeared! She and her cat Gloom both search everywhere in the house but it is nowhere to be found. Poor Little Witch is devastated. She won't be able to fly with the big witches, and she had been so looking forward to it. Gloom is just as disappointed, and eager to help her find it.

Little Witch considers other means of transport, but they are not at all suitable. Too big, too unwieldy, too clunky... Just when she is about to give up, she realises there is someone she can ask for help - the reader! All ends happily as the reader (Miss Five) and Little Witch work together to find the missing broom. The night is saved and Little Witch can fly away with Gloom and all the older witches.

Miss Five and her mother loved this story. It was easy to read with strong rhyme patterns and accessible vocabulary. It ended up being a real adventure which included Miss Five as well as the Little Witch and her cat - a nice technique that will readily appeal to young readers. The ending was satisfying, just what Miss Five had hoped for.

I liked the hint of horror, just enough to send a tingle of excitement through Miss Five but not enough to really frighten her. Little Witch is far too cute to be truly scary, although she does try to look like a big bad witch! But it is hard to look fierce when you are busy panicking over losing something. The detail in the pictures impressed me as well - the cobweb headboard on her bed, the witches silhouetted against the full moon as they took off on their broomsticks, and the various creatures like the mummy and the Cousin Its. It is rightly described as a Not-So-Scary Story!

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