Which Way to Witch School?

Santoro, Scott

ISBN 10: 0060781823 ISBN 13: 9780060781828

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2010

Synopsis

Miss Thornapple's school is not like most other schools—it's a school for little witches! Little witches must learn how magic broomsticks fly and how to whip up their own potions. Sometimes they swim in swamps, and other times they explore the haunted old forest. And what's served for dinner in the dining hall? Gooey eyeballs! There's no telling what might happen at Miss Thornapple's school. But one thing is for sure: Even young witches have lessons to learn.

About this title

About the Author

Scott Santoro isn't sure where he gets the ideas for his books; they usually come out of the blue. But if little witches are casting spells of inspiration, he's decided that's as good an explanation as any. He is the author and illustrator of Farm-Fresh Cats, Isaac the Ice-Cream Truck, and The Little Skyscraper. He also works as a story artist in animated feature films, most recently Flushed Away, Bee Movie, and the upcoming Gnomeo and Juliet.

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 2–In rhyming couplets, Santoro presents Miss Thornapple's School for Witches. The girls are seen as they prepare for the journey (“Packing is simple,/it's done just like that./The trick is to get all your things in your hat”), travel by flying bus, and then engage in such activities as dining on eyeballs and tentacles, being able to swim in a swamp, and learning the physics behind flying broomsticks. The rhymes often seem forced (“Miss Zorch is their teacher in chemistry class,/which for a witch is important to pass”), making this an awkward read-aloud. Santoro's background as an animator is evident in both the perspectives and in the rather flat quality of the art, which resembles still shots from cartoons. Better stories about witches and about school abound.Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ
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Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0060781823
• ISBN 13: 9780060781828
• Binding: Library Binding
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32