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Kraan, Hanna

Come and Dance, Wicked Witch

32 pp. | Lemniscaat | April, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-935954-50-7 $17.95

(4) K-3 Translated by Ineke Lenting. Illustrated by Annemarie van Haeringen. A hare is determined to throw a party that everyone will enjoy. His fellow forest friends, a hedgehog and an owl, are skeptical about including the local witch, who refuses the invitation and tries to end the party. The lengthy and predictable story concludes with the witch being drawn into the celebration. Ink and watercolor illustrations emphasize happy animals and a slightly scary witch.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges