by Roald Dahl
Witches are a threat to global security. They are out to destroy all the world's children, and they could soon succeed. So why doesn't anyone know about them? The grandma in this story does. She tells her grandson they are easy to find if you know the signs-they're bald, so they all wear wigs. Their feet are huge so it's painful for them to wear their high heels. Grandma wants to teach him the signs so he can fight the witches with her. Unfortunately, when Grandma gets pneumonia the boy gets in over his head.
Audience:
Any fluent reader. My 4th graders love it, my 3rd graders would have too, if they'd read it. Any child who is able to read this should be fine with it.
What I Love:
1) It's so funny. Dahl is seriously sarcastic
2) I was genuinely surprised by how things turned out-I didn't see it coming
Cautions:
1) Adults are usually portrayed as the bad guys by this author, The Witches is no exception.
2) It's come under criticism for sexism-all witches are women.
Witches are a threat to global security. They are out to destroy all the world's children, and they could soon succeed. So why doesn't anyone know about them? The grandma in this story does. She tells her grandson they are easy to find if you know the signs-they're bald, so they all wear wigs. Their feet are huge so it's painful for them to wear their high heels. Grandma wants to teach him the signs so he can fight the witches with her. Unfortunately, when Grandma gets pneumonia the boy gets in over his head.Audience:
Any fluent reader. My 4th graders love it, my 3rd graders would have too, if they'd read it. Any child who is able to read this should be fine with it.
What I Love:
1) It's so funny. Dahl is seriously sarcastic
2) I was genuinely surprised by how things turned out-I didn't see it coming
Cautions:
1) Adults are usually portrayed as the bad guys by this author, The Witches is no exception.
2) It's come under criticism for sexism-all witches are women.
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