A review by triscuit807
The Witch Family by Eleanor Estes

4.0

4 stars. This is the story of Amy and her friend, Clarissa, who are six years old and who draw an entire family of witches into existence. They're your stereotypical blond little girls but Amy, at least, is a bit bloody-minded. Together they've decided that the Wicked Old Witch is to be "banquished" (banished and vanquished) to the top of a glass mountain and forbidden to come down except at Halloween provided she has been good. Not satisfied, Amy decides that the two of them should draw various happenings around the Witch and those drawings come to life as the story in the book. There's the arrival of the Little Witch Girl (who looks just like Amy/Clarissa) and Weenie Witch, the Old Witch's rabbit hunt, and much more. There's also a wonderful bumble bee named Malachi who is a spelling bee. I read this for my 2020 Reading Challenge (Swords/Stars "recommended by SF/F author"-Seanan McGuire).