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Ferry, Beth

Evelyn Witch Gets a Pet

32 pp. | Roaring Brook | July, 2025 | Trade ISBN 978125080421 $18.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Charles Santoso. Evelyn Witch’s new mystery pet in a box is an egg on a nest, unready to hatch. Children will sympathize with Evelyn’s impatience (“sniveling snails!”) as she tries casting spells to bring forth a pet. After Evelyn learns it takes time and loving care, the egg finally hatches (in the pom-pom hat she knitted for it), and her new companion even eats those sniveling snails in her perfectly messy green hair. Ferry’s dramatic and well-paced text effectively uses repetition, humor, and occasional rhymes, while Santoso’s varied digital illustrations emphasize Evelyn’s dynamic personality, making this a storytime “hoot.”
Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter

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