Review: Well-polished, well-drawn, and fun
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2013
Bright fun images decorate the simple text of this story, and short questions ("Do you see the witch?") will help keep smaller listeners occupied as Ian climbs onto the school bus, wondering about the witch who's going to flood his house--or was it a dowser going to find a well. "[W]hen asked more questions, what I.M. didn't know he fabricated..." most delightfully, and his imagination runs riot, adding lots of fun to the mystery of this tale. A nice blend of simple with complex sentences, popular with less common words, and mystery with everyday schoolboy life makes this a fun Halloween tale where the scares are no worse than a dowsing rod and the best magic is listening to what you're told.Disclosure: The book was free so I thought I'd give it a try.