A Very Brave Witch

Name: A Very Brave Witch
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Alison McGhee
ISBN: 9780545521574

Author: Alison McGhee

Narrator: Elle Fanning, Ava Varszegi, Robert Varszegi

Unabridged: 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Weston Woods

Published: 09/19/2007

Categories: Children's Fiction, Holiday Stories

Synopsis

Perfect for trick-or-treaters of all ages, A Very Brave Witch makes for a playful experience that takes the scariness out of the holiday.On the far side of town, in a big, dark, house, lives a brave little witch. She has heard lots and lots about those scary humans and a holiday they call Halloween, but she has never even seen Halloween for herself. Until one very special Halloween comes along…

About Alison McGhee

Alison McGhee is the New York Times bestselling author of Someday, as well as Dear Sister, What I Leave Behind, Pablo and Birdy, Where We Are, Maybe a Fox with Kathi Appelt, Firefly Hollow, Little Boy, So Many Days, Star Bright, A Very Brave Witch, Dear Brother, and the Bink and Gollie books. Her other children’s books include All Rivers Flow to the Sea, Countdown to Kindergarten, and Snap!. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Laguna Beach, California. You can visit her at AlisonMcGhee.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on October 10, 2018

A good book for beginners. This story is about witches and witches are terrified of humans, believe it or not. Still, the witches enjoy dressing up for Halloween. This Halloween, one witch flies over a town where humans live to check it out and she meets and actual human who wants to fly. They becom......more

Goodreads review by Amber on July 23, 2012

This book was a definite disappointment. I adore Halloween-inspired children's literature, but this book lacked detail and description. I enjoyed the photos, which had little bits of humor here and there, but they far eclipsed the plot and writing. The story lacked originality and a story-teller's f......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on October 12, 2018

"You might not believe this, but most witches are afraid of humans," proclaims the young narrator of Alison McGhee's A Very Brave Witch. After all, humans are (by all accounts) afraid to fly, never wear pointy hats, don't like to cackle, and worst of all, aren't green-skinned! Luckily, one little wi......more