The Witches |
| | | | Title: | The Witches | | Author: | Roald Dahl Quentin Blake (Illustrator) | | Publisher: | Puffin | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 16 August, 2007 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 014241011X / 9780142410110 | | List Price: | $6.99 | | Amazon Price: | $6.99 | |
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Product Description Meet a hero, a wise old grandmother, and the most gruesome, grotesque gang of witches imaginable!
Amazon.com Review This Roald Dahl classic tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven-year-old boy who has a run-in with some real-life witches! "In fairy tales witches always wear silly black hats and black cloaks and they ride on broomsticks. But this is not a fairy tale. This is about REAL WITCHES. REAL WITCHES dress in ordinary clothes and look very much like ordinary women. They live in ordinary houses and they work in ordinary jobs. That is why they are so hard to catch." Witches, as our hero learns, hate children. With the help of a friend and his somewhat-magical grandmother, our hero tries to expose the witches before they dispose of him. Ages 7-12.
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The Witches 25 June, 2008 This is an excellent book for 3rd grade readers. It is very exciting and keeps my child interested. I recommend this book.
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Danielle's Favorite Book 10 April, 2008 I think this is a really good book. It is mainly about a nine year old boy who has a very sweet grandma and sets off to stop the witches from vanishing all the children. It is not just funny, it is also frightening. The part I like the best if when the witch turns the boy into a mouse.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A15ZJKIEKTIDEC
A Gem 26 July, 2008 I love this book! I was at my cousin's house when she had book club, and having read this many times, I forgot how great it was! Luckily, I chose to read it again, and fell in love for the second time! With characters that only Roahld Dahl himself could come up with, this book is a find. An eccentric grandmother, a curious boy, and evil creatures, this book is masterpiece. One of my favorites in the Dahl collection, thank you to the author!!!!
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Disasterously Wicked, With A Smile 18 May, 2008 This will continue to be one of the most dazzling examples of children's literature. How can you not love something of so much horror that comes off with such humor and charm?
In classic Dahl fashion, a boy is horrible orphaned to be left with his grandmother, a woman who belives in the dangers of witches.
What follows is a hotel adventure that manages to make witches villainous and yet as properly British as possible.
It's tongue-in-cheek and continuinly clever. I also think it is some of the best imagination Dahl has ever shone.
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