Room on the Broom
Written by Julia Donaldson
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Published by Puffin Books
on August 27, 2001
Genre: Children's, Picture Books
Length: 32 pages
Ages: 4 - 8 years
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Literary Awards:
Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book to Read Aloud (2003)
Synopsis:
The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the witch's hat, then her bow, and then her wand! Luckily, three helpful animals find the missing items, and all they want in return is a ride on the broom. But is there room on the broom for so many friends? And when disaster strikes, will they be able to save the witch from a hungry dragon?
Our Thoughts:
It's a blustery day and the witch and her cat keep losing items and having to fetch them. They meet an array of helpful friends along the way and make room on the broom for everyone to ride along. That is until disaster strikes and a dragon appears!
Room on the Broom is such a wonderful and memorable story!
It is told in a flowing rhyme and is a sweet story with themes of kindness and friendship.
The illustrations are soft and inviting and the characters are all so friendly that it's easy to love them and this story!
This has been our most reread picture book of the month! My daughter chooses it for every storytime even though she hasn't really been interested in any of our other Halloween-themed books. She loves the animals and how they stick up for the witch and save her at the end! There's animated cartoon version of this story on Netflix right now and we've also watched that many times as well!
Here's a clip of the cartoon from youtube I most recommend the full animated story on Netflix! It's super cute!
Looks like such a fun book! I love books with witches
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