The witch's threats to give people worms and the brooding mandrake may frighten some young children, but the story is more whimsical than scary.Zelinsky’s pen and ink illustrations capture the spunk and ingenuity of Earwig’s personality. Despite her fantastic situation, Earwig is a relatable character in that she is a head-strong child responding to a situation where someone else is the boss. With the help of her new friend Thomas the cat, Earwig sets her mind to learning magic herself.Children who love classic fairy tale takes on magic will enjoy the wonderful descriptions of disgusting spell ingredients and secret brewing processes.

At her new home, Earwig is instructed to grind rats bones and pick herbs for the cauldron, and soon determines that Bella Yaga is a witch. But one day, her uncanny ability to deter prospective foster-parents fails, and she goes home with the strangest couple: Bella Yaga, a “raggety, ribby” faced woman with terrible fashion sense, and a tall man who seems to have horns above his ears. OL21462006W Page_number_confidence 87.84 Pages 150 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.15 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210706180201 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 230 Scandate 20210702213539 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780007416868 Tts_version 4.Ages 8-11.Earwig is perfectly happy to remain at St. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 12:01:16 Associated-names Lindsay, Marion Boxid IA40169701 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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