Adorable Dorrie - the little witch whose socks never matched, whose hat was always on crooked, and who had a penchant for becoming involved in (or creating) one magical crisis after another - returns in this, her sixth adventure, this time finding herself called upon to save her mother, the Big Witch, when a mischievous wizard's spell causes her to turn into a teacup (ostensibly for one thousand years). Having accompanied the Big Witch to the Library Bazaar and Tea, Dorrie enjoys helping out at their booth, but when her mother swallows Wink the Wizard's potion, mistakenly believing it to be headache powder, she disappears! How will Dorrie discover what has happened to her, and how to bring her back...?

It's odd, but although the title and cover of Dorrie and the Wizard's Spell felt very familiar to me, the story did not. Perhaps this was one Dorrie book that I saw around, as a child, but didn't check out, again and again, like Dorrie and the Blue Witch or Dorrie and the Weather Box? Whatever the case may be, I found it as engaging as the others in the series, with all the quirky visual appeal and narrative excitement that I would expect from my favorite witchy series. I particularly liked the scenes in the library proper, in which the witches and wizards mill in front of tall shelves stacked with books (heaven!), or those in Dorrie's steamy kitchen, as she makes fudge to tempt the wizard. The reappearance of some old friends, like Mr. Obs and Miss Dorp, from previous titles, was also a very welcome touch. All in all, another delightful Dorrie title! (as if there were any other kind! ha!) ( )