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When crotchety old witch Hepzibah is given a human child to take care of, she's horrified (not a wart on her, poor thing).And when, after years of careful training in witchery, the child, Halloweena, asks for human playmates, Hepzibah is aghast. Nevertheless, she wants to see Halloweena happy, and as she tries to find friends for her daughter, Halloweena proves she is indeed a good witch-in-training by conjuring up a way to keep them both happy.A wickedly funny tale of adoption, acceptance, and self-sufficiency, for ALL seasons, with spellbinding illustrations by the New Yorker artist Victoria Roberts.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
PreS-Gr 3-For the witch Hepzibah, life in her tower eating burned cupcakes and keeping people away is paradise. Then her world is turned topsy-turvy with the arrival of a human baby, sent by her sister. Named Halloweena for the day she arrived, the little girl proves a challenge for the witch, who must give up "her wild nights out with the ghouls." Despite Hepzibah's best efforts, by the time she is six years old, little Halloweena wants to meet the children who trick-or-treat at her house each year. Hepzibah tries to cook up a few friends, but Halloweena comes up with just the magic to get all the companions she needs-a cornfield with "gleaming stalks" of candy "rising high into the sky." Roberts's winsome pen, ink, and watercolor illustrations are full of witchy details like bat pajamas, the broom equivalent of a tricycle, and a cobweb canopy on the crib. Even the endpapers have a delightful chorus line of beasties in witches' hats. Use this with Caralyn and Mark Buehner's A Job for Wittilda (Dial, 1993; o.p.) and one of Tomie dePaola's "Strega Nona" books (Putnam) for a merry witch program.-Bina Williams, Bridgeport Public Library, CT (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
出版社周刊评论
Parental responsibilities weigh on Hepzibah the witch, who gives up her "wild nights out with the ghouls" to tend Halloweena, the human baby thrust on the witch by her sister. Hepzibah builds Halloweena a three-pronged training broom and teaches her to "burn cupcakes to a crackly crisp," but refuses to let her befriend unmagical children. Inevitably, the girl gets her way-on her namesake holiday. Glassman (Box Top Dreams) enlivens her premise with witty wordplay and sneaky fairy-tale references; New Yorker cartoonist Roberts offsets the creepy-crawlies (e.g., fresh-baked "lady fingers" are the kind with knuckles) by depicting a matronly Hepzibah tidily presiding over a menagerie of cats, bats and reptiles. Ages 4-8. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
A witch named Hepzibah is given a human baby to raise, with the condition that the girl, whom she names Halloweena, be kept away from mortals. As Halloweena grows older, she develops a talent for magic but longs to play with other human children. Although the pacing feels sluggish, the story is humorous and filled with arch details. Roberts's pale, greeting-card-esque illustrations are cute but somewhat static. From HORN BOOK Spring 2003, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
A very giggle-inducing telling of an unusual adoption story. Hepzibah the witch lives in a tower by an old cornfield, eating nothing but burnt cupcakes. She's not pleased when her sister leaves her a human child, but she adopts her, names her Halloweena, and figures, "if I can change a fool into a flea, I could certainly change a diaper." She finds, though, that she has to pull up all the poison ivy and plant fruit trees, and give up her nights out with the ghouls. As she grows, Halloweena misses other children; by the time she is six, she manages to attract some human friends by magicking the cornfield into growing candy corn. It all ends with "a Halloweena party." There's a fine interplay between the droll text and Roberts's wonderfully puckish illustrations (New Yorker readers will recognize her signature curlicues). When Halloweena has trouble riding a broom, Hepzibah makes her a training broom with three brushes; Hepzibah muses, "how hard could it be to make a few friends?" and the image shows her with her cauldron surrounded by packets of "best friends mix"; Baby Halloweena's stylish, round crib has a pink-and-white coverlet and a netting of spider webs. Yoking the sweetly normal (Hepzibah's ironing board) with the wryly odd (the ironing board has chicken feet) reflects the very human story of fitting in, making friends, and working with what you are given. (Picture book. 4-8)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
K-Gr. 2. With lots of batty puns and bits of fractured fairy tales, this is a sweetly, gruesome story of the witch Hepzibah, who raises Halloweena, a human child, to be a clever little witch. The child is taught various other tricks, but she also longs to be friends with other human children. The witch's old crone friends suggest she lock up Halloweena in a tower and give her a spindle prick to put her to sleep for a good long while, but the new mom can't bring herself to do that, and the story's most magical transformation is in the wicked witch herself, who becomes a loving caregiver. Roberts' wickedly detailed cartoon-style illustrations in pen-and-ink and soft-toned watercolors are both delicate and wild. From the coffee table that stands on a human leg to the snakes that slither from ear to ear across the phone lines, the pictures blend cozy domesticity with wild Halloween fun. --Hazel Rochman