The Witches
By Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl is a favorite in children’s literature and the Witches, in my opinion, is one of his best books. I love how Dahl makes the fantasy world of witches seem like it could be part of our world. In the opening chapters the main character hears from his grandmother how to spot a witch. This is particularly important since witches are a real and living among us. Witches also smell children and to a witch a child is an awful stench. Witches hate the smell of children so much that they will do terrible things to them, like make them disappear or turn them into a mouse. The boy does have an interaction with a witch and the result causes him to take action against the witches that did this to him.
This book is entertaining and had me on the edge of my seat as I read it. My favorite part of the book is at the beginning when the grandmother is describing the witches to the little boy. This exchange is very conversational and sets up the entire book. I also liked how Dahl described the witches. He described them as something children should fear and the things they do to children as odd but I do not think that children will be scared by the description. I think that Dahl could have taken the description to a scary place but instead made the witches kid friendly. Dahl does that throughout the book, there are many opportunities for Dahl to make the plot scary but he never takes the plot there. There are illustrations within the book. They are really simple drawings and help supplement the text. In my opinion the drawings are not needed, I think Dahl provides enough description for the reader to create a picture in their imagination. I love this book I would recommend it for any reader who is interested in Roald Dahl or enjoys fiction.
By Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl is a favorite in children’s literature and the Witches, in my opinion, is one of his best books. I love how Dahl makes the fantasy world of witches seem like it could be part of our world. In the opening chapters the main character hears from his grandmother how to spot a witch. This is particularly important since witches are a real and living among us. Witches also smell children and to a witch a child is an awful stench. Witches hate the smell of children so much that they will do terrible things to them, like make them disappear or turn them into a mouse. The boy does have an interaction with a witch and the result causes him to take action against the witches that did this to him.
This book is entertaining and had me on the edge of my seat as I read it. My favorite part of the book is at the beginning when the grandmother is describing the witches to the little boy. This exchange is very conversational and sets up the entire book. I also liked how Dahl described the witches. He described them as something children should fear and the things they do to children as odd but I do not think that children will be scared by the description. I think that Dahl could have taken the description to a scary place but instead made the witches kid friendly. Dahl does that throughout the book, there are many opportunities for Dahl to make the plot scary but he never takes the plot there. There are illustrations within the book. They are really simple drawings and help supplement the text. In my opinion the drawings are not needed, I think Dahl provides enough description for the reader to create a picture in their imagination. I love this book I would recommend it for any reader who is interested in Roald Dahl or enjoys fiction.
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