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| The Widow's Broom First Edition Contributor(s): Van Allsburg, Chris |
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ISBN: 0395640512 ISBN-13: 9780395640517 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Retail: $18.95 OUR PRICE: $13.17 You Save Over 30% Buy 100 or more: OUR PRICE: $12.70 Save More! Buy 200 or more: OUR PRICE: $12.13 Save Even More!! Binding Type: School And Library - Other Formats Published: September 1992 Annotation: Some of Minna Shaw's neighbors don't trust her clever broom. "It's dangerous", they say. "It's a wicked, wicked thing". Minna disagrees. She appreciates the broom's help around the house. She enjoys its quiet company. It seems perfectly innocent and hardworking to her. But one day two children get a well-deserved thrashing from the broom. For her neighbors, this is proof of the broom's evil spirit. Minna is obliged to give up her dear companion. Chris Van Allsburg, master of the mysterious, brings this supernatural tale to life with moody and memorable pictures that will haunt readers long after the book's covers are closed. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Halloween |
| LC Subject: - Brooms and brushes; Fiction. - Magic; Fiction. |
| Dewey: [Fic] |
| LCCN: 92007110 |
| Lexile Level: 810 |
| Academic/Grade Level: Grade 3-4, Age 8-9 |
| Book type: Juvenile Fiction |
| Physical Information: 13.75" H x 8.50" W x 0.50" (1.15 lbs) |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6348 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts Info |
| Quiz #: Q12623 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Grades K-2 Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A widow finds herself in possession of an extraordinary broom left by a witch who fell into the widow's garden. |
Contributor Bio(s): IV>Chris Van Allsburg is the winner of two Caldecott Medals, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, as well as the recipient of a Caldecott Honor Book for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. The author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children, he has also been awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children’s literature. In 1982, Jumanji won the National Book Award and in 1996, it was made into a popular feature film. Chris Van Allsburg was formerly an instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children. |
Reviewed by Publishers Weekly Reviews (PW Reviews 1992 September #4) When Minna Shaw comes into possession of a witch's broom, it is as if good fortune itself has dropped from the sky. The broom sweeps on its own and does other chores; it can even pick out simple tunes on the piano. The widow's ignorant neighbors hate and torment the implement, though, fearing what they cannot understand; but in the end the widow and her broom triumph. This resonant tale, one of its gifted author/illustrator's most impressive efforts, effectively draws on mystery and whimsy alike--both human nature and the supernatural are powerful forces here. Van Allsburg's grainy, sepiatone illustrations variously evoke brooding, suspicion, grandeur, humor and serenity. Many individual pictures are haunting--amid a tangle of squash vines, for example, lies the fallen witch, with only one of her hands visible--and in composite they reverberate powerfully indeed. The narrative's subtle conclusion will evoke pleasurable shudders, as readers (gradually, perhaps) become aware of what has transpired. Both visually and narratively, a provocative and altogether satisfying work. All ages. (Sept.) Copyright 1992 Cahners Business Information. |
Reviewed by School Library Journal Reviews (SLJ Reviews 1997 November) K-Gr 5 When a widow finds a talented broom than can do her chores, she can hardly believe her good fortune until her covetous neighbors insist it must be evil. A bewitching story of trickery, jealousy, suspicion, and magic, paired with looming illustrations that subtly heighten the drama. (Nov. 1992) Copyright 1998 School Library Journal Reviews |
Reviewed by School Library Journal Reviews (SLJ Reviews 1992 November) K-Gr 5-- This story combines trickery and magic with witches, brooms, an old widow, and her jealous neighbors. A witch leaves her errant broom in Minna Shaw's garden and, true to its nature, it sweeps and sweeps and sweeps until the woman in desperation, teaches it to chop wood, fetch water, bring the cow from the pasture, feed the chickens, and even to play the piano. All runs smoothly until the Spiveys who live down the road discover this wonderful object and insist it must be evil. After an encounter with the Spivey children in which the broom punishes them for their misbehavior, the enraged father comes to seize the offender and destroy it. But the widow outsmarts the man, and she and her broom live happily ever after. The sepia toned pencil illustrations have a grainy quality that gives the sense of moody mystery while adding texture and detail to the tangibles of village life. The positioning of figures, the sweep of lines, and the angles and tones used to capture characters and events have a haunting sense reminiscent of Van Allsburg's early work. He does not overemphasize the message that the special powers of the unknown need not be evil; rather a delicious humor is subtly portrayed through both text and art. This story leaves readers and listeners with the satisfaction of a well-told tale and, although not strictly for Halloween, may turn out to be as much a part of that holiday as Polar Express (Houghton, 1985) is of Christmas. --Kay E. Vandergrift, School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, Rutgers Univ . , New Brunswick, NJ Copyright 1992 Cahners Business Information. |
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