Display: Bewitching Books

By Flavia Z. Drago

Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2022. Picture Book.

Leila Wayward is a little witch who excels at everything she does. She's the fastest flier, the most cunning conjuror, and the most superb shape-shifter. She has won trophies for potions, herbology, and alchemy--and 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: she's a disaster in the kitchen. Luckily, Leila has three magical sisters who are happy to share their culinary secrets with her. What's more, Leila discovers that baking with them is fun! Win or lose, she has already tasted the sweetest thing of all: acceptance--with a pinch of nightshade and a bit of mandrake. -Publisher

The Witchling's Wish

By Lu Fraser

Illustrated by Sarah Massini

New York: Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2022. Picture Book.

Little Witchling learns what it means to be a friend. - Publisher

There's a Witch in Your Book

By Tom Fletcher

Illustrated by Greg Abbott

New York: Random House Children's Books, 2021. Picture Book.

Encourages the reader to capture the magic of a witch found in the book, then use spells while poking, wiping, and looking through the book to try to set things right. - Publisher

Witch Hazel

By Molly Idle

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2022. Picture Book.

A girl is transformed by the magical power of stories through the shared memories of a kind "witch" named Hazel. - Publisher

Which Nose for Witch?

By David Crosby

Illustrated by Carolina Coroa

Minneapolis, MN: Maverick Arts Publishing Limited, 2021. Picture Book.

When young witches come of age they get to choose their grown-up witch nose! But no new nose seems quite right for the young witch, Grizelda. Will she ever find the perfect one? - Publisher

Witchy Things

By Mariasole Brusa

Illustrated by Marta Sevilla

Madrid, Spain: nubeOCHO, 2020. Picture Book.

The witch is in a bad mood, so she's decided to snatch a little kid. Why? Well, because it's a very witchy thing to do. - Publisher

Clever Little Witch

By Muon Van

Illustrated by Hyewon Yum

New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2019. Picture Book.

Little Linh, the cleverest witch on Măi Măi Island, has everything she needs plus an impossible little brother, Baby Phu, and she will do anything to get rid of him. - Publisher

Grimelda: The Very Messy Witch

By Diana Murray

Illustrated by Heather Ross

New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2016. Picture Book.

Grimelda likes pickle pie. Problem is, she can't find the pickle root to make the pickle pie! What is a very messy witch to do? - Publisher

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Five Faves: WWII Spies and Codebreakers

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Five Faves: Mysterious High-Low Intermediate Books

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Display: Dino-mite Reads

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs By Mo Willems New York: Balzar + Bray, 2012. Picture Book. "Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur . . . and a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. One day--for no particular reason--they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. And then--for no particular reason--they decided to go . . . someplace else. They were definitely not setting a trap for some succulent, unsupervised little girl. Definitely not!" --Editor Smart Vs. Strong! Written by Jill Esbaum Illustrated by Miles Thompson New York: Simon Spotlight, 2021. Easy Reader. 64 pages. "When Thunder gets stuck in quicksand, Cluck uses his smarts to free his friend." --Editor How Dinosaurs Went Extinct Written by Ame Dyckman Illustrated by Jennifer Harney New York: Brown and Company, 2023. Picture Book. "When a child in a museum asks how dinosaurs became extinct, Dad co

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