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mlottermoser's review against another edition
5.0
Grimelda lives in a messy house. She likes it that way, until she can’t find an ingredient for a spell. My kids enjoyed looking for the creature that stole and hid the ingredient.
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
There is a lot I can relate to with Grimelda. I read this to the kids and they did enjoy the book. They also teased me mercilessly and started calling me Grimelda.
Grimelda lives in a messy house where she can’t find anything like I live in a messy room where I can only find half the things I need. There is even a priceless moment when Grimelda finds a comb and as she is combing her hair, her spell book falls out of my hair. This made the kids chuckle and my niece asked me if she could comb my hair to see what books I have up there. It was funny, but my hair is not that bad. I am a bit of an absent minded student at the moment, but I comb my hair.
Grimelda is trying to do a spell and she can’t find the ingredients anywhere. She ends up having to clean her room. After she finds the item, she then casts a spell to put everything back to a mess and then she can’t find something again.
It is a cute story and we had fun reading it and making me the butt of the joke. I guess I deserve it. I’m a little overwhelmed with school right now.
Grimelda lives in a messy house where she can’t find anything like I live in a messy room where I can only find half the things I need. There is even a priceless moment when Grimelda finds a comb and as she is combing her hair, her spell book falls out of my hair. This made the kids chuckle and my niece asked me if she could comb my hair to see what books I have up there. It was funny, but my hair is not that bad. I am a bit of an absent minded student at the moment, but I comb my hair.
Grimelda is trying to do a spell and she can’t find the ingredients anywhere. She ends up having to clean her room. After she finds the item, she then casts a spell to put everything back to a mess and then she can’t find something again.
It is a cute story and we had fun reading it and making me the butt of the joke. I guess I deserve it. I’m a little overwhelmed with school right now.
samantha_randolph's review against another edition
3.0
Grimelda is a messy witch who loves her home as it is. However, messiness sometimes makes it hard to find things, like the pickle root she needs for a pickle pie. Armed with rhymes and a good eye, Grimelda does her best to sort through her mess.
What I Loved:
The rhymes in GRIMELDA: THE VERY MESSY WITCH are adorable and are sure to delight young readers. While pictures books involving witches are usually favored for Halloween, this cute story focuses on one simple day for a witch, making it fun for any time of the year.
With so much detail in the illustrations, there’s plenty of unique items to pick out and watch for. However, the animals in the background, ranging from bats to cats and more, are adorable and add extra hilarity. We also see a plethora of witchy ingredients as Grimeleda searches for the pickle root, which create the perfect supernatural tone.
What Left Me Wanting More:
While there is much to enjoy in this picture book, Grimelda’s facial expressions are often awkward and stand out from the rest of the illustrations. This isn’t the case every time, but enough to be a distraction.
Final Verdict:
Though there are lacking elements to the story, GRIMELDA: THE VERY MESSY WITCH is ultimately an adorable story about finding your own way of living that makes you happy.
Originally posted at YABC: http://www.yabookscentral.com/kidsfiction/20604-grimelda-the-very-messy-witch-2
What I Loved:
The rhymes in GRIMELDA: THE VERY MESSY WITCH are adorable and are sure to delight young readers. While pictures books involving witches are usually favored for Halloween, this cute story focuses on one simple day for a witch, making it fun for any time of the year.
With so much detail in the illustrations, there’s plenty of unique items to pick out and watch for. However, the animals in the background, ranging from bats to cats and more, are adorable and add extra hilarity. We also see a plethora of witchy ingredients as Grimeleda searches for the pickle root, which create the perfect supernatural tone.
What Left Me Wanting More:
While there is much to enjoy in this picture book, Grimelda’s facial expressions are often awkward and stand out from the rest of the illustrations. This isn’t the case every time, but enough to be a distraction.
Final Verdict:
Though there are lacking elements to the story, GRIMELDA: THE VERY MESSY WITCH is ultimately an adorable story about finding your own way of living that makes you happy.
Originally posted at YABC: http://www.yabookscentral.com/kidsfiction/20604-grimelda-the-very-messy-witch-2
nikimarion's review against another edition
2.0
Subpar rhymes (and witch protag) make this book hard to sell (year round)
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