Little Witch Hazel: A Year in the Forest

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In "The Haunted Stump", the witch and her friends try to figure out the mystery of a strange howl that's permeating their usually placid forest. It is such a magnificent book, and I hope we get to read even more one day about this character and her world.

and readers will find satisfaction in seeing the way [Little Witch Hazel’s] sturdy care succors her community and results in gentle reciprocation. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Through all the seasons Little Witch Hazel has adventures in the forest helping animals and friends.

I was reminded a bit here of the work of such greats as Elsa Beskow, as well as such books as Marilyn Nickson and Fritz Baumgartne's Nicky and His Forest Friends. I bought this hard cover book for my own library and can't wait to gift it to my adult children if/when they have children of their own. In "The Orphaned Egg", the diminutive witch finds a rather large egg in the woods and takes it home to keep it safe.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Her "magic" consists of herbal concoctions and traditional healing, rather than casting spells or enchantments. Wahl's lovely, detail-packed artwork highlights all the wonders each season has to offer - from special activities to the changing landscape. In "The Lazy Day", Little Witch Hazel has chores to do and can't understand how everyone else has so much free time. In Spring: The Orphaned Egg, Hazel cares for an abandoned egg, raising Otis the owl when he hatches.

Summer: The Lazy Day sees our witchy heroine attempting to get some work done, only to finally give in to the relaxation and pleasure-seeking of her peers.i requested my library purchase this book and was so pleased when it showed up in my holds because i saw it as a recommendation for a fat main character in a fantasy world. I had never heard of her before having this one recommended to me, so I am glad to have that oversight corrected, as her story was engaging and her artwork simply charming. Little Witch Hazel is who I want to be when I grow up, a stout chubby lady with hairy legs and a big pointy red hat living in a cozy little house in the forest helping her fellow creatures.