Room on the Broom
by Julia Donaldson
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Author: Julia DonaldsonBrand: Puffin Books
Illustrator: Axel Scheffler
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-08-25
ISBN: 0142501123
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Puffin
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Book Review: Great book in the Halloween/Fall theme
Summary: 5 Stars
We live in South Florida, where we are deprived of the later seasons of the year, such as Fall and Winter. I personally love Fall, but we do not enjoy it here. To get my daughter into the spirit, I researched Halloween/Fall theme books to read her and "Room on the Broom" came up on that list. I ordered it from the local library because I spend way too much money on books for her and unless I know she loves it, I'm not going to buy her a million books. I think we will be buying Room on the Broom very soon. I personally love the book and thinks it's a great story about friendship. My daughter is only 2 years old so I didn't want a Halloween/spooky book that would scare her. The dragon bit did unnerve her at first, but I assured that witches and dragons are real and that the witch's friends saved her from the dragon. That being said, my daughter really does not like monsters, dragons, or any spooky things too much, so perhaps a boy or a braver girl might not even require reassurance about the drago. Even still, my daughter loves it and frequently requests each night in order to avoid bedtime. Room on the Broom, she says. She also wants to be a witch this Halloween. I love the repetitive rhyming and how cooperative the animals and the witch are. It's a nice twist on the spooky witch theme. Unfortunately, the library copy has a page missing whre the frog apparently comes no board, but I love the ending where they are all a place on the broom including a pool for the frog. It's a great book and I'm so happy I found it with the help of Amazon's reviews. As a parent, I like reading this book...I like the story (it's interesting and new), I like the pictures, and the theme of Halloween/Fall.
Summary of Room on the Broom
The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the witch's hat, then her bow, and then her wand! Luckily, three helpful animals find the missing items, and all they want in return is a ride on the broom. But is there room on the broom for so many friends? And when disaster strikes, will they be able to save the witch from a hungry dragon?
There's always room for one more on this affable witch's broomstick... or is there? In another mild-mannered tale from the creators of the Smarties Prize-winning picture book, The Gruffalo, a witch and her happily purring cat fly through the wind on their broomstick, without a care in the world, until the witch's black hat blows away. In the process of retrieving it, they pick up another passenger, a polite and helpful dog. All goes well until the witch's hair bow flies off. And then her wand. And then real disaster strikes--in the shape of a big red dragon, a broken broom, and some very important (but notably absent) friends. Julia Donaldson's story, though not earthshaking in plot or rhyme, is a pleasant way to pass the time leading up to the witching hour (Halloween!) especially when paired with the friendly illustrations by Axel Scheffler. Readers will especially love the final illustration, in which our heroes solve their space problems once and for all. (Ages 4 to 7) --Emilie Coulter
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