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Chilling and thrilling tale of real witches.

You have to read "The Witches" if you're looking for a chilling and thrilling tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Roald Dahl's clever storytelling and sense of the grotesque will immerse you in a world where real witches exist. The bond between the boy and his wise grandmother adds a touch of love and understanding, making this adventure even more poignant. Don't miss out on this incredible tale that will leave you captivated and wanting more.

  • Whitbread Award for Children's Novel (1983)
  • Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards for Read Alone (1993)
  • West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Younger Readers (1986)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
New

The Witches

by Roald Dahl   |  Ages 7-10
Regular price ₱341.55
Unit price
per
ISBN: 9780141322643
Authors: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Puffin
Date of Publication: 2012-07-17
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Childrens Classics
Related Topics: Adventure, Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 4.17
(rated by 388897 readers)

Description

This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches. So begins one of Roald Dahl's best books ever, and, ironically, it is such a great story because the premise is perfectly plausible from the outset. When the narrator's parents die in a car crash, he is taken in by his cigar-smoking Norwegian grandmother, who has learned a storyteller's respect for witches and is wise to their ways. The bond between the boy and his grandmother becomes the centrepiece of the tale--a partnership of love and understanding that survives even the boy's unfortunate transformation into a mouse. And once the two have teamed up to outwitch the witches, the boy's declaration that he's glad he's a mouse because he will now live only as long as his grandmother is far more poignant than eerie. Of course, there's adventure here along with Dahl's trademark cleverness and sense of the grotesque. Dahl also communicates some essential truths to children: if they smoke cigars, they'll never catch cold, and, most importantly, they should never bathe, because a clean child is far, far easier for a witch to smell than a dirty one. (Ages 7 to 10, or read aloud to younger children)
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Chilling and thrilling tale of real witches.

You have to read "The Witches" if you're looking for a chilling and thrilling tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Roald Dahl's clever storytelling and sense of the grotesque will immerse you in a world where real witches exist. The bond between the boy and his wise grandmother adds a touch of love and understanding, making this adventure even more poignant. Don't miss out on this incredible tale that will leave you captivated and wanting more.

  • Whitbread Award for Children's Novel (1983)
  • Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards for Read Alone (1993)
  • West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Younger Readers (1986)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.