However, a Convention of Witches is getting underway at the very same hotel. The boy and his ailing Grandmama are directed by her doctor to go to a hotel in a warmer climate for a rest. She goes on to say they wear gloves so no one will see their claws, wigs so no one can see their bald heads and she adds, “Witches have wide nostrils for sniffing out children.” There is a clever chart that shows all of their traits. Grandmama says witches are difficult to identify because they take the form of women. The illustrations are clever and responsive to the story. She says today they live all over the world and their primary purpose is to get rid of all children! However, being a very unusual pipe smoking Grandmama she tells him a story about witches. He needs her to tell him stories to calm his fears. Older middle grade readers will enjoy the full range of action from a little scary to so scary it’s fun!Īn eight-year boy has just lost his parents in a car crash and is now living with his Grandmama. The Witches written by Roald Dahl in 1984 is now an exciting graphic novel by award winning graphic artist Penelope Bagieu.
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