Synopses & Reviews
On the far side of town, in a big, dark house, lives a brave little witch. She has heard lots and lots about those scary humans and a holiday they call Halloween, but she has never ever seen Halloween for herself. Until one very special Halloween comes along. Perfect for trick-or-treaters of all ages, A Very Brave Witch makes for a playful read-aloud that takes the scariness out of the holiday.
Synopsis
On the far side of town in a big dark house lives a brave little witch. She has heard lots and lots about that very human holiday Halloween, and even though she thinks she knows what humans are like, she has never, ever seen Halloween for herself.
Until one very special Halloween comes along . . .
About the Author
Alison McGhee is the andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling author of andlt;iandgt;Somedayandlt;/iandgt;, as well as andlt;iandgt;Firefly Hollowandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Little Boyandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;So Many Daysandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Bye-Bye Cribandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Alwaysandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;A Very Brave Witchandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Bink and Gollieandlt;/iandgt;. Her other childrenandrsquo;s books include andlt;iandgt;All Rivers Flow to the Seaandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Countdown to Kindergartenandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Snapandlt;/iandgt;. Alison is also the Pulitzer Prizeandndash;nominated novelist of the adult novel andlt;iandgt;Shadowbabyandlt;/iandgt;, which was also a andlt;iandgt;Today andlt;/iandgt;show book club selection. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and you can visit her at AlisonMcGhee.com.Harry Bliss is an award-winning, nationally syndicated cartoonist and cover artist for the andlt;iandgt;New Yorkerandlt;/iandgt;. He is the illustrator of the andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling books andlt;iandgt;A Fine, Fine Schoolandlt;/iandgt; by Sharon Creech and andlt;iandgt;Diary of a Wormandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Diary of a Spiderandlt;/iandgt;, both written by Doreen Cronin. Mr. Bliss lives with his family in northern Vermont.