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MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. (1964), Edition: 4th Printing, 36 pages
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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Isabel wasn't like other witches. She had twinkling blue eyes and curly blond hair, her black cat was more of a kitten, and (worst of all) she simply couldn't get her spells to produce suitably nasty results! No matter how hard she concentrated, she always ended up with something depressingly
An early picture-book from prolific children's author and editor Jane Yolen - I understand, from the dust-jacket flap, that it was only her third book! - The Witch Who Wasn't was first published in 1964, and features a sweetly out-of-step young witch who discovers that being different isn't so bad. The artwork, done by Arnold Roth - who also illustrated the sequel, Isabel's Noel - is quite humorous, and has a certain vintage charm. Recommended to young readers who enjoy witchy fare!
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pleasant, turning a bat into a cat, a snake into a chocolate cake, and a bug into "something huggable." Worried that she would prove a disgrace to her family, Isabel dreaded the upcoming Halloween Witches' Convention, in which she would be required to demonstrate her magic, in a competition for the scariest spell...An early picture-book from prolific children's author and editor Jane Yolen - I understand, from the dust-jacket flap, that it was only her third book! - The Witch Who Wasn't was first published in 1964, and features a sweetly out-of-step young witch who discovers that being different isn't so bad. The artwork, done by Arnold Roth - who also illustrated the sequel, Isabel's Noel - is quite humorous, and has a certain vintage charm. Recommended to young readers who enjoy witchy fare!
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36 p.; 9.13 inches
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Even though she comes from a long line of successful witches, Isabel finds it impossible to conjure up an evil spell and dreads her first Witches' Convention where she is expected to do her worst.