The Horn Book Guide

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Jones, Ursula

The Witch's Children

32 pp. | Holt | April, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-8050-7205-5 $$16.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Russell Ayto. When the witch's three children invade the park, the Eldest One helpfully turns a little girl into a frog (so she can rescue her capsized toy boat), but the witch child has no idea how to reverse his spell. The Middle One compounds the problem; finally, the Little One remembers one bit of real magic: "Mommy!" The brisk text reads equally well aloud or alone. Ayto's characters are wonderfully expressive.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2003