The Witch of the Woods

This is not a traditional children’s story. I’m not totally sure what I think of it, and it has one major issue I am struggling to get over. Yet, overall, it’s an inspirational story about climate change, the future, hope, and conservation. Not only unconventional in its story, this is a long childr......more

Intriguing and interesting, however much it does things you've seen before, this is well worth a look. It's quite a wordy kind of picture book, with up to three paragraphs on an otherwise blank page, opposite one of colour art, which is often broken down into multiple scenes, comic-book style. In it......more

2.5 stars rounded up. The Witch of the Woods is a story of hope for the world the young girl is living in. It is a great message which I feel is slightly distracted from however by messages we don't want to be passing on to children. The artwork in this story is gorgeous. The pictures are detailed and......more

I'm honestly not sure I've ever read such a uniquely moving picture book. Our story follows a young girl who finds solace in the dark and dank of the woods outside of her smoggy, polluted city. She's heard stories of a witch in the woods, but only finds solitude — until one day, when she is intrigue......more

This was a really great quick read aimed at the younger age audience. I read this during Halloween week and had been drawn in by the image on the front cover. I absolutely loved the message here but feel that it would definitely need to be discussed more having been prompted by some of the text and......more