The Boy & Little Witch
The Boy’s treehouse has seven basements and a crow’s nest with a telescope, and a spiral slide that goes from the top of the tree to the bottom.
Little Witch’s house is tall and thin and painted pink and purple, and it sits on top of a giant mushroom that smells like used teabags.
The Boy and Little Witch meet almost every day to trade lunches and talk and go wandering, to So Long Beach or Two Big Rocks, or to visit Cliff Face or Mr River. Sometimes they annoy each other or have disagreements, or Little Witch argues at The Boy while he sits and smiles, but they’re best friends, and nothing can change that.
But there’s something wrong happening deep in the heart of Oubliette Island, and even the outskirts have been touched. Though it means abandoning comfort and journeying through lands unknown (or perhaps just forgotten), The Boy and Little Witch set out to retrieve what was taken from them – and to find that which is most precious.






May 20, 2011 at 03:55 |
BEN WHITE’S “THE BOY AND LITTLE WITCH” (A REVIEW)
In a world where everything is described by adjectives that also serve as their proper names, this is a delightful little story about ‘The Boy’ and his best friend ‘Little Witch’. It’s a story about caring for your friend and realizing that sometimes what is most important is helping them regain the one thing that means the most to them even if it is just a ‘pointy hat’. This tale is definitely one to cherish and seems to be a combination of worlds that have been cherished for many years such as “Wonderland” and “Oz”.
Ben White’s story is beautifully and elaborately written and it is impossible not to envision the land he’s created and see what a rich and wildly imaginative place it is. I loved this story and would definitely recommend it to other parents of children from ages 5 and up. The one thing I’d love to see is this book illustrated by a top notch artist. I can only imagine what it would look like! Definitely a must read book for the younger generation!
-Kitty Bullard / Great Minds Think Aloud Book Club