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Children's Fiction Halloween

The Widow's Broom (25th Anniversary Edition)

by (author) Chris Van Allsburg

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Initial publish date
Jul 2018
Category
Halloween
Recommended Age
4 to 7
Recommended Grade
p to 2
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781328470195
    Publish Date
    Jul 2018
    List Price
    $26.5

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Description

A 25th anniversary edition of the enchanting story of a widow who finds herself in possession of an extraordinary broom after a witch falls into her garden.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Chris Van Allsburg is the winner of two Caldecott Medals for Jumanji and The Polar Express, as well as the recipient of a Caldecott Honor for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi . The author and illustrator of numerous books for children, he has also been awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children's literature. chrisvanallsburg.com.&nbsp

Editorial Reviews

"Van Allsburg explores the nature of good and evil in this unearthly tale of a witch's broom that has fallen from the sky with its witch still on it . . . Enchanting." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review

"...you won't be able to put this broom away any more than Minna Shaw could. It will sweep the boards twelve months of the year." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"...will evoke pleasurable shudders..." Publishers Weekly

"...Althought not strictly for Halloween, may turn out to be as much a part of that holiday as Polar Express is of Christmas." School Library Journal

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