Madeleine Edmondson
Auteur de The Witch's Egg
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Œuvres de Madeleine Edmondson
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- Sexe
- female
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 7
- Membres
- 83
- Popularité
- #218,811
- Évaluation
- 3.2
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 18
- Langues
- 2
From beginning to end, I found Anna Witch a positive delight, and no sooner had I finished reading it online, than I immediately went looking for a copy of my own. It was so lovely, in both storytelling and illustration, that I felt I needed to own a copy of my own, and am now adding it to my personal library. So many of the little details here, from the physical characteristics of witches in author Madeleine Edmondson's world—their hair grows upward (thus explaining their need for the traditional tall witch's hat) and their feet are chicken feet (like the feet on the house of Baba Yaga!)—to the fact that they always use names that are palindromes (i.e., spelled the same forward and backward), added to my reading enjoyment. The story itself was also engaging, addressing a number of themes—young people learning at their own pace, children both needing their parents and needing distance from them—in a magical way. The conclusion is, of course, heartwarming, and very satisfying. This is the second witchy tale I have read from Edmondson, following upon her picture-book, The Witch's Egg, and while I enjoyed that earlier title, on the whole I think this is the superior story.
As charming as the story here is, the artwork from William Pène du Bois—winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal for The Twenty-One Balloons, and two-time Caldecott honoree for Bear Party and Lion—is every bit as appealing. Done in black and white, the illustrations are simply beautiful, and capture both the magical charm of the story and characters, and the emotional pitch of each scene. In sum: this was just a witchy delight, and if I had first encountered it as a girl, might be a personal favorite! Highly recommended to beginning chapter-book readers who enjoy witchy fare.… (plus d'informations)