The Wednesday Witch (A Matter-of-Fact Magic Book)
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- Author：Ruth Chew
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Summary
Mary Jane's mother has told her not to let any strangers in the house while she's away。 Now someone is outside ringing the doorbell。
Mary Jane looks through the peep hole and sees a short， fat woman wearing a long black dress and a pointed hat。 "She looks just like a witch，" Mary Jane thinks。
The woman outside IS a witch， and Mary Jane is about to meet her face to face。
Mary Jane looks through the peep hole and sees a short， fat woman wearing a long black dress and a pointed hat。 "She looks just like a witch，" Mary Jane thinks。
The woman outside IS a witch， and Mary Jane is about to meet her face to face。
Reviews
Katherine Daven
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I remember this as one of my favorites from childhood。
Char
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I first read this in third grade。 I recently found it again and it has been so fun reading it again。 I think this is why I love magical realism books so much！
Jill Smith
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The Wednesday Witch wasn’t a nice witch。 She was short and fat with a tall black hat。 Her cat Cinders was thin from hardly being fed and riding with the witch on James the vacuum cleaner， the witch kicked。Mary Jane was at home alone。 Her mother told her not to let anyone inside。 When there was a knock on the front door Mary Jane opened the peep slit， after getting a stool to stand on。 There was a frightening sight， a lady in black with a pointed hat and a vacuum。‘You can’t fool me，’ Mary Jane pu The Wednesday Witch wasn’t a nice witch。 She was short and fat with a tall black hat。 Her cat Cinders was thin from hardly being fed and riding with the witch on James the vacuum cleaner， the witch kicked。Mary Jane was at home alone。 Her mother told her not to let anyone inside。 When there was a knock on the front door Mary Jane opened the peep slit， after getting a stool to stand on。 There was a frightening sight， a lady in black with a pointed hat and a vacuum。‘You can’t fool me，’ Mary Jane put on a gruff voice。 ‘You’re a wicked witch！ Go away！’She watched as the witch sit on her vacuum。 ‘Home James！’ The witch flew higher and higher。‘Meow，’ Mary Jane found a thin black cat on the doorstep。 She gave him fish and milk。 The cat told her its name was ‘Cinders’。 He didn’t like the witch but he did like the fish and milk。Hilda was a Wednesday witch， so she didn’t go back to get her cat till the following week。 Meanwhile， Cinders had become fatter and met Mary Jane's mother who liked help with the dusting。Mary Jane was a good girl but Cinders caused mischief at school。 The perfume on her mothers' dressing table was tempting。 When her mother went out she opened the perfume called a mischief。The story is a delightful tale with adventures for Mary Jane and her friend。 You’ll have to read the book to see where they both journey。The author Ruth Chew is no longer with us but， she has left us a variety of entertaining children’s books。 As I write stories for children I enjoy reading different authors' styles。 This is a perfect example。 。。。more
Nancy
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Quick read， lots of fun！ Really kept me turning pages。 Lovely tiny sketches in the corners of the pages。
LV
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Very enjoyable！
Lynn Enright
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This was a marvelous book。 In going through the books of my mom’s house this was a childhood favorite。 It was enjoyable to read it again。 The story is humorous and whimsical with a little of doing the right thing because it’s right， thrown in。 It does portray some different values than are current， but this is helpful to see how things have changed and how many behaviors remain the same。 Fun read and I will be searching out more of Ruth Chew’s stories。 They will be fun to share with my grandchil This was a marvelous book。 In going through the books of my mom’s house this was a childhood favorite。 It was enjoyable to read it again。 The story is humorous and whimsical with a little of doing the right thing because it’s right， thrown in。 It does portray some different values than are current， but this is helpful to see how things have changed and how many behaviors remain the same。 Fun read and I will be searching out more of Ruth Chew’s stories。 They will be fun to share with my grandchildren。 。。。more
Kirsten
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I remember reading this in 2nd grade and having very fond memories of a talking black cat。
Emily Stewart
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Very cute story！ Kids will definitely enjoy it at Halloween。
Emily Adams
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This book was a childhood favorite of mine。 I dust it off every year around Halloween and it never fails to delight！It was one of the books schoolchildren could order through the Scholastic Books program。 Do children do that anymore？Your teacher would hand out a little pamphlet with age-appropriate titles that you would take home。 Then you would check off the titles that you wanted to order。 This book， a first edition， cost a whopping 60 cents！ And it was always exciting when your order arrived This book was a childhood favorite of mine。 I dust it off every year around Halloween and it never fails to delight！It was one of the books schoolchildren could order through the Scholastic Books program。 Do children do that anymore？Your teacher would hand out a little pamphlet with age-appropriate titles that you would take home。 Then you would check off the titles that you wanted to order。 This book， a first edition， cost a whopping 60 cents！ And it was always exciting when your order arrived in class。 What a wonderful way to get kids excited about extra-curricular reading。 。。。more
Kristin
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So cute and charming。
Jay
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I collect children's books - and have a focus on children's witch / Halloween subjects。 I did not read Ruth Chew when I was little - I've no idea how I never saw her books。 Her Witch books would have been for me。 Recalling an earlier time - the witch is slightly scary to Mary Jane， our heroine， but more in the sense of an adult she doesn't know。 Chew doesn't go on and on about the witch being horrible or scary， the witch just "is" and I appreciate that。Mary Jane is brave and clever。 There is a t I collect children's books - and have a focus on children's witch / Halloween subjects。 I did not read Ruth Chew when I was little - I've no idea how I never saw her books。 Her Witch books would have been for me。 Recalling an earlier time - the witch is slightly scary to Mary Jane， our heroine， but more in the sense of an adult she doesn't know。 Chew doesn't go on and on about the witch being horrible or scary， the witch just "is" and I appreciate that。Mary Jane is brave and clever。 There is a tendency in current children's books to state how view the character to the reader （"Mary Jane was brave"） - in Chew's case， she simply shows us Mary Jane through her actions。 We get to understand Mary Jane not through over wrought acts of bravery - but through every day actions。 Instead of spoon feeding the reader these character traits - we deduce them。 A child has the option to think Mary Jane reckless， foolish， etc。 Thus， Ruth Chew activates the best in our reading selves by inviting us to put ourselves in the protagonist's shoes。 。。。more
Velvetea
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Currently I’m a teacher of a class of 4-6 year-olds during the summer before they all go off to kindergarten。 We’re easing them off from the 2-hour nap time the younger children have in the enrichment center， so we have a 1-hour resting time instead， half of which they are read aloud to from chapter books。 I’m happy to say that the reading bit is my personal honor， my favorite time of the day in fact， and they simply adored hearing this book and all the voices I supplied along with it。 Yes， it’s Currently I’m a teacher of a class of 4-6 year-olds during the summer before they all go off to kindergarten。 We’re easing them off from the 2-hour nap time the younger children have in the enrichment center， so we have a 1-hour resting time instead， half of which they are read aloud to from chapter books。 I’m happy to say that the reading bit is my personal honor， my favorite time of the day in fact， and they simply adored hearing this book and all the voices I supplied along with it。 Yes， it’s a bit dated now but it has such charm and the kiddos were thrilled with the adventure and ridiculousness of it。 They’d ask me throughout the day “Are you gonna read Wednesday Witch？”。 Just the title alone enthralled them~ it was truly a delight for the entire class。 。。。more
Katie
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I read this book in elementary school （it is a chapter book。。。really！）， and I remember loving it。 It was mentioned by a friend （they once had a cat named Cinders-after the cat in this book）， and I had to order it and see if it still held up。 I am happy to report it does！！
Carol
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This was my all time favorite book as a child/little girl and I enjoyed reading it to my 8 year old granddaughter。。。。and she enjoyed it。 Not all the bells and whistles of a Harry Potter but for a book written in 1969 enjoyable。 Special memories。
Maria
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20210522 ◊ Nostalgic re-read。 Quirky， feisty， and sweetly anachronistic。
Silvia
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This book is so charming and funny。 I remember I loved it when I was a kid， and I re-read it last night wondering if it would hold up for an adult。 It really does - in fact， I may have enjoyed it more。 Get this for the kids in your life ASAP （or read it yourself if you're in that kind of mood :） ）。 This book is so charming and funny。 I remember I loved it when I was a kid， and I re-read it last night wondering if it would hold up for an adult。 It really does - in fact， I may have enjoyed it more。 Get this for the kids in your life ASAP （or read it yourself if you're in that kind of mood :） ）。 。。。more
Monica
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Oh what great childhood memories this book brings back！ I remember reading a story about a strange witch who rides on vacuum cleaner。 It was a delight to relive long age memories and once again enjoy this childhood story。
Jen
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Such a sweet， charming book。Henry just finished reading it and asked me to read it， too。
Khazel - Arcueno
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How to get a copy of this book？？
Roger
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I enjoyed this a lot more when I was in the target age group。 2 1/2 stars。
Mrs。
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Still as wonderful as I remember it from my childhood。 I am SO glad I went back and read this - thank you 2020 reading challenge！
Carolyn
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So sweet。 As delightful to read aloud to my children as it was when I read it myself， in the 1970s。
Steph
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i loved this book when i was a kid。 it was actually my sister's book but i read & reread it often。 i loved that mary jane eats meatloaf sandwiches just like i did。 the story is very visual， i remember the witch flying around on roller skates & cutting things down with her magic scissors。 the witch riding the vacuum was very original， young me thought。 & don't get me started on the talking cat！ a wonderful childhood book。 i loved this book when i was a kid。 it was actually my sister's book but i read & reread it often。 i loved that mary jane eats meatloaf sandwiches just like i did。 the story is very visual， i remember the witch flying around on roller skates & cutting things down with her magic scissors。 the witch riding the vacuum was very original， young me thought。 & don't get me started on the talking cat！ a wonderful childhood book。 。。。more
Bee
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This book was an unexpected joy to read！ I loved the story and the characters， but my favorite of course was the magic！！ What an adorable book I think I might have to hunt down more by this author
Janice Takashima
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Today I was looking through my books for some that I could immediately release to the little library down the street。 I found this one and had to sit and reread it for one last time。 Although it was written in 1969， the time when I had two toddlers that I had started raising， I felt a lot of the culture of the time applied to my growing up time as well。 Mary Jane and Marian， two creative and adventurous girls encounter a witch sniffing out mischief on Mary Jane's doorstep one Wednesday。 Obeying Today I was looking through my books for some that I could immediately release to the little library down the street。 I found this one and had to sit and reread it for one last time。 Although it was written in 1969， the time when I had two toddlers that I had started raising， I felt a lot of the culture of the time applied to my growing up time as well。 Mary Jane and Marian， two creative and adventurous girls encounter a witch sniffing out mischief on Mary Jane's doorstep one Wednesday。 Obeying her mother's instructions， Mary Jane doesn't open the door to the strange old woman pretending to be a vacuum cleaner sales person。 The witch goes away without her cat which seeks refuge with Mary Jane and her family。 Having a witch cat in the family certainly adds a bit of excitement to Mary Jane's otherwise ordinary life。I enjoyed escaping into childhood for a brief time。 It was a shock to read of Mary Jane's spanking by her dad， which was something we wouldn't find in modern children's fiction。 Since I had experienced that relatively mild form of corporal punishment in my own childhood only rarely， I was familiar with it， but I didn't spank my girls as a single parent and that was perhaps my only complaint with this otherwise enjoyable fantasy。 。。。more
Tabitha
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Cute and quick to read。 It'd be nice if Mary Jane's parents acted less idiotic for seemingly no reason at all-- I mean I'm a big fan of idiotic caregivers when it furthers the plot， but these guys were just mean and silly enough to give the atmosphere a slightly unpleasant vibe without doing anything to the story/character development。 Cute and quick to read。 It'd be nice if Mary Jane's parents acted less idiotic for seemingly no reason at all-- I mean I'm a big fan of idiotic caregivers when it furthers the plot， but these guys were just mean and silly enough to give the atmosphere a slightly unpleasant vibe without doing anything to the story/character development。 。。。more
Jennifer Welsh
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A favorite book from childhood
Shasta Bos
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Such a cute story！ I have loved every Ruth Chew book I’ve read。 So much fun 😊
Leonore
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A friend loaned me this book。 She remembered it from childhood and of course I had never read it。 So it's a short quick read for an adult。 It's a cute little story and what trouble it is to invite a cat and witch into your dollhouse。 This poor girl got blamed for all the mischief。 Cute read。 A friend loaned me this book。 She remembered it from childhood and of course I had never read it。 So it's a short quick read for an adult。 It's a cute little story and what trouble it is to invite a cat and witch into your dollhouse。 This poor girl got blamed for all the mischief。 Cute read。 。。。more
Iricat
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