num_pages: 40
description: In this charming picture book from the author-illustrator of Gustavo The Shy Ghost a witch who is spellbindingly good at everything discovers that baking is no piece of cake.Leila Wayward is a little witch who excels at everything she does. Shes the fastest flier the most cunning conjuror and the most superb shape-shifter. She has won trophies for potions herbology and alchemyand now she dreams of winning the Magnificent Witchy Cake-off! As the youngest in a long line of masters of the Dark Arts of Patisserie Leila wants her entry to be perfect. But even with the most bewitching of recipes she realizes a terrible truth: shes a disaster in the kitchen. Luckily Leila has three magical sisters who are happy to share their culinary secrets with her. Whats more Leila discovers that baking with them is fun! Win or lose she has already tasted the sweetest thing of all: acceptancewith a pinch of nightshade and a bit of mandrake. Filled with expressive and fancifully offbeat illustrations Flavia Z. Dragos enchanting story of trying your hardest despite your imperfections is sure to delight little witches and novice bakers alike.
language: English
title: Leila, the Perfect Witch
publisher: Candlewick Press