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Alice and Greta: A Tale of Two Witches
Product Code: 69747 ISBN: 978-0-88106-974-7 Binding Information: Hardcover Ages: 3 - 6 Availability: Out of stock. Backorder policy Price: $15.95 Alice is a good witch. And Greta... well, Greta and trouble are never far apart. Alice spends her time helping others by weaving her enchanting spells. All Greta does is wreak havoc. But when a forgotten spell comes back to haunt her, Greta's stuck learning something she should have learned long ago.
Vibrant, colorful, and full of whimsical detail, Cyd Moore's illustrations complete the magic of this clever tale.  Have fun with these fun party essentials: If you like this book, you'll like: Also Available As:
Binding Information: Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-88106-976-1 Availability: In stock. Price: $6.95 IRA/CBC Children's Choice Award (1998) Publishers Weekly Cuffies Reviews Kirkus Reviews - August 31, 1997
The effects of artistic license become clear in this picture book from Simmons, who shows what happens to two witches who attend the same school, and are taught the same lessons, but find widely different uses for their craft. Alice's bucolic perch on a mountain has a sign that says "Welcome!" while Greta's sign warns, "Keep Away!" Butterflies and bluebirds attend one child-witch, buzzards and bats the other. When school's out, the stage is set: Alice conjures a wave for a family whose boat is stranded on a sandbar, while Greta conjures a similar wave to wash away a child's sandcastle. More examples of their opposing worldviews follow, but most readers will get the point, and it may be the simple predictability of the plot they will enjoy most. By the time Greta gets her comeuppance–she was not in school the day the most important of witchy lessons was taught, a take on the old what-goes-around-comes-around chestnut–readers will be anticipating the punishment, but not Alice's reward. As a result of all her good deeds, her view from the hill is getting better and better," with levitating children bearing thank-you notes, cookies, and flowers. Moore has a style like Lynn Musinger's, with charmingly detailed watercolors that endlessly tinker with the symmetry of the tale – e.g. the bats have come to Alice's side in the last scene.
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