![]() Schulz in his voice-bubble dialogue and expressive drawings of children with circular heads, simple mouths and dot-eyes with parentheses-shaped eyelids. Kirkus Book Reviews wrote: "This gently humorous story is teamed with appealing, warm, yet appropriately spooky watercolors that depict the very brave witch on what is, naturally, her favorite holiday." and Publishers Weekly wrote: "Bliss channels Charles M. The work sold well upon its initial release and placed on the New York Times' Bestseller List for Children's Books for the week of October 22, 2006. An audiobook adaptation narrated by Elle Fanning was published in 2007 through Weston Woods Studios the work was also given a paperback and ebook release, again through Paula Wiseman Books. They soar off into the sky, much to the delight of the two children and the horror of the nearby adult witches.Ī Very Brave Witch was first published in hardback on August 4, 2006, through Paula Wiseman Books. This delights the young witch, who immediately invites her to fly on her broom. Talking with them, she finds that they are not so bad and that one girl dressed as a witch has always dreamed of flying. The children show concern for her, assuming that she is another human child in costume. This results in her falling off her broom. She initially misunderstands them to say that they are "trick a tree" and proceeds to perform aerial maneuvers on a nearby tree to show that she is best at "tricking a tree". The little witch isn't afraid of them and goes to the nearby town to investigate them up close, in the process discovering that the neighborhood children are trick or treating. ![]() She then says that witches are terrified of humans, as they do not look like them. The book opens with a young witch talking about how she loves Halloween, from the decorations to the costumes. Released in 2006 by Simon and Schuster, it is about a young witch who is afraid of humans, until she meets one. Children's book by Alison McGhee A Very Brave WitchĪ Very Brave Witch is a children's book by Alison McGhee and illustrated by Harry Bliss.
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