Do You Think She's a Witch

Title:* Do You Think She's a Witch?

Genre:* Children's Literature, Humorous Short Story

Summary: An elderly woman is misinterpreted by the town's children as a witch, but the ending reveals she's not a witch, just an ordinary person with an itchy nose.

Analysis:

- Critique of judging others based on appearances
- Engaging and funny story with unexpected ending
- Simple and accessible language
- Well-balanced rhythm with suspense and humor

Positive Points:

- Positive message against appearance-based judgment
- Intelligent humor
- Well-defined characters

Negative Points:

- Story may be predictable for experienced readers
- Original title not defined

Recommendation:

For children aged 4-8. A fun and educational story promoting empathy and understanding, showcasing how literature can convey important messages in an accessible way.

Fun picture and rhyme book for young children. The artwork is eye catching. The rhyming and words are easy to follow. The story is an opportunity to enjoy a good book with a child. But also the opportunity to chat about how appearances can be deceptive, and that we should be kind and not judge people in-necessarily. Thank you to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.

I read this book to my little neice and she loved it! Beautifully illustrated and cute story that teaches you that you shouldn't judge someone because of how they look.

A delightful and thoughtful approach to the lesson of not judging by appearances or on first impressions! A group of children (and a parade of cats) learn that first look doesn't mean accuracy. Cheerfully illustrated and rhyming to encourage comprehension and recall.

I absolutely loved this. It was short and sweet with amazing illustrations and a perfect rhyme.

This one really took me back to children's books when I was small and I can see it becoming a quick classic for years to come.

The story was charming and wholesome in ways many books aren't today and even as an adult this is going to become a yearly autumnal read that I will recommend to everyone.

I would give 6 starts if I could.

This was such a charming little story! My daughter was captivated the entire time and loved that the woman had to sneeze because she sees how our cats make me sneeze all the time. Thank you so much for the opportunity to share this with my daughter, it was lovely and we will definitely be revisiting it!

Thank you NetGalley for the eARC!

This book was very clever, how children can let their imagination create all these scenarios. I read this to my niece and she thought the illustrations were so funny, specially the up close of the witches nose. It also is a subtle message for kids to not judge anyone!

I really loved the art in the book! The story was also very cute and my nephew loved the buildup to see what the witch would do.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. I'm always very happy about an ARC and being able to give it a review! <3

Never judge a book by its cover :)

An extremely sweet illustrated story for small children with an important message. I had a lot of fun reading it and would definitely recommend it to many parents.

Fun book! I liked every aspect of this book (illustrations, plot, writing style, etc.), I just expected more from the ending. It felt pretty underwhelming, and I wanted something with more substance to happen. What I would have liked to see happen is the kids helping the witch, or the witch being nice to everyone, or something similar. While I appreciated the rhyming scheme that related to the ending, it was weak. It was as if the author had to rush to finish writing this book, and whipped something up quickly. Although, that was the only thing I disliked about this book. One notable thing that I really enjoyed about this story was the illustrations. More specifically, the style of them. I think that it was a clever idea for the illustrator to color each image with watercolors. They gave the book a "classic" feel, and helped it to feel more "real" or "material". If that doesn't make complete sense: I thought that each and every drawing was beautifully done.

What a fun little story. In this poetic story told in rhyming text along with bold and creative illustrations. We follow the little old woman as she walks through town. Could she possibly be a witch? The children all wanna know. Read this fun story with your little ones as they keep guessing the whole time. So easy to read and follow, perfect for story time with your little ones. It would also be a great book to use around Halloween in an early childhood classroom. The possibilities are endless.