The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children by Keith McGowan
Yoko Tanaka (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. - September 1, 2009
Cautions: the classic tale is updated so beware of witches and mean stepmothers

Kiwi Magazine Review:
Oooooh. That witch from Hansel and Gretel is back and she very well may be living right…next…door. In a conspiracy of lunacy, a whole town seems to be in cahoots with chaos to get those two little urchins to succumb to being the entree on the witch’s table. This updated book is still deliciously naughty.

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Product Description:

When Sol and Connie Blink move to Grand Creek, one of the first people to welcome them is an odd older woman, Fay Holaderry, and her friendly dog, Swift, who carries a very strange bone in his mouth. Sol knows a lot more than the average eleven-year-old, so when he identifies the bone as human, he and Connie begin to wonder if their new neighbor is up to no good.

In a spine-tingling adventure that makes them think twice about who they can trust, Sol and Connie discover that solving mysteries can be a dangerous game-even for skilled junior sleuths.

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