A witch is anxious to get the perfect pet but learns to have patience when she brings home a mystery egg in this laugh-out-loud picture book from New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry. Perfect for adorable little witches all year round!
Evelyn Witch has everything a witch needs. Messy hair, bubbling potions, and perfectly carved pumpkins.
But theres something missing& A pet!
Perhaps shell get a bat or a griffin, or Oh. She can only afford the mystery pet: a plain white egg.
She watches and waits for it to hatch.
Sniveling snails, something has to be done! Evelyn rolls up her sleeves and heads to the library, where they keep all the best spells. Its time to get serious.
Beth Ferryis theNew York Timesbestselling author ofStick and Stone, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld, and many other books. She has enjoyed the company of some wonderful pets in her lifetime including a hedgehog, a blue-tongued skink, a Pacman frog, a lionfish, a seahorse, a snowflake eel, an apricot milk snake, a Flemish Giant rabbit, three adorable bulldogs and myriad guinea pigs and hamsters. Sniveling snails, thats a lot of pets! Beth lives by the beach in New Jersey where she finds inspiration for her picture books in the salty air.
Charles Santosoloves drawing little things in his little journal and dreams about funny, wondrous stories. He is the creator of Happy Hippo and has illustrated many books, includingIda, Always written by Caron Levis, which was mentioned in theNew York Timesas an example of childrens books at their best and theNew York TimesbestsellerWishtreeandOdderbooks by Katherine Applegate. He moves around between different countries to live and work but calls Sydney, Australia home.
An Irma S. Black Award Silver Medalist
An Amazon Best Book of the Month and the Year
AGood HousekeepingKids Book Award Winner
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