Widow's Broom - Hardcover

Allsburg, Chris Van

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395640512 ISBN 13: 9780395640517

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade), 1992

Synopsis

A widow finds herself in possession of an extraordinary broom left by a witch who fell into the widow's garden. "Van Allsburg explores the nature of good and evil in this unearthly tale of a witch's broom that has fallen from the sky with its witch still on it . . . Enchanting." -- Booklist, starred review

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Review:

..."Althought not strictly for Halloween, may turn out to be as much a part of that holiday as Polar Express is of Christmas."

..."you won't be able to put this broom away any more than Minna Shaw could. It will sweep the boards twelve months of the year."

.,."Althought not strictly for Halloween, may turn out to be as much a part of that holiday as Polar Express is of Christmas."

.,."you won't be able to put this broom away any more than Minna Shaw could. It will sweep the boards twelve months of the year."

"Van Allsburg explores the nature of good and evil in this unearthly tale of a witch's broom that has fallen from the sky with its witch still on it . . . Enchanting." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review

..".you won't be able to put this broom away any more than Minna Shaw could. It will sweep the boards twelve months of the year." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

..".will evoke pleasurable shudders..." Publishers Weekly

..".Althought not strictly for Halloween, may turn out to be as much a part of that holiday as Polar Express is of Christmas." School Library Journal

From the Back Cover:

Some of Minna Shaw's neighbors don't trust her clever broom. "It's dangerous", they say. "It's a wicked, wicked thing". Minna disagrees. She appreciates the broom's help around the house. She enjoys its quiet company. It seems perfectly innocent and hardworking to her. But one day two children get a well-deserved thrashing from the broom. For her neighbors, this is proof of the broom's evil spirit. Minna is obliged to give up her dear companion. Chris Van Allsburg, master of the mysterious, brings this supernatural tale to life with moody and memorable pictures that will haunt readers long after the book's covers are closed.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0395640512
• ISBN 13: 9780395640517
• Binding: Hardcover