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| Gritch the Witch, the flamboyantly grotesque antiheroine of Piggie Pie, spells trouble in this broom-buying caper. As the story begins, Gritch snacks on a "batscotti" bat-wing cookie, but her stomach growls for "Rabbit Rye," and she fixates on obtaining its main ingredient. "So with a Hi-ho and a Der-io, Gritch grabbed her hat, to her broom gave a whistle, and away they all flew like... And away they all flew like..." At this point, in midair, Gritch learns that her trusty vehicle has given up the ghost. After a slapstick tumble into a haystack, she dusts herself off and marches to a broom showroom. There (in a sly reference to a Laurel and Hardy routine), a fast-talker named Foxy tries to interest her in a broom named "Witch 1," instigating a silly "Which one?"/ "Witch 1!" conversation. Palatini loads the story with off-hand references to such witchy standbys as "Hansel and Gretel," The Wizard of Oz and the TV series Bewitched and pokes fun at the stereotypically sleazy salesguy. Fine makes his own visual asides to pop-culture sorcery, and shows the porky wiseacres of Piggie Pie driving past Gritch in their own shiny car. His vertiginous perspectives and distorted caricatures aren't quite as extreme here as in the witch's debut, yet Gritch remains one ugly and unpredictable customer in this fast-paced comedy. Ages 4-9.
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| This book was so fun to read. The story is about a cranky witch whose old broom goes kaput and how she tries to replace it. Adults will get a kick out of references to The Wizard of Oz and smarmy car salesmen. Kids will love the vivid illustrations and the hilarious language. The exchange between the salesman and the witch is a crack-up.
This story was a bit over my 4 year olds head, but kids 5 and up will surely enjoy it.
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