The Witch in the Cherry Tree

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One damp, dull day, David’s mother is baking cakes. Everything is fine until a naughty old witch comes in to settle in the cherry tree in the garden. She tries to outwit David and persuade his mother to part with the cakes.

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Description

It’s a damp and dull day, but in the kitchen, it’s warm and cosy. David and his mother are baking, and the delicious smells bring a greedy witch to their garden. Witches love to steal freshly baked cakes! She is going to use every magic trick she knows to steal their scrumptious treats, but can David outsmart her?

A mouth-watering tale of delicious cakes and wicked witches from New Zealand’s most celebrated children’s writer, Margaret Mahy, with gorgeous illustrations from award-winning artist Jessica Twohill.

PRAISE FROM READERS:
‘Mahy’s words are as deeply satisfying as freshly baked cakes.’
‘A good book to get children’s imaginations flowing.’

Other Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize titles include:

The Boy with Two Shadows with art by Sarah Greig
The Boy Who Made Things Up with art by Lily Emo
There’s a King in the Cupboard with art by Minrui Yang
17 Kings and 42 Elephants with art by Alba Gil Celdrán

Additional information

Weight 164 g
Dimensions 25 × 24.9 × 0.4 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

32

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.914 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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