![]() ![]() When hungry Gritch arrives at the farm, she can't find a single pig. But Palatini deftly turns the tables on Gritch, whose own sense of importance (and the skywritten warning "Surrender Piggies!" ) gives her victims time to implement a plan to save their bacon. ![]() She acts her part, too, swaggering, greedy, and just plain impatient, as she brooms off to Old MacDonald's Farm in search of eight plump porkers for her favorite pie. Greedy witch and wolf both get what they deserve in this thoroughly enjoyable romp that turns a popular nursery song on end., "This is definitely not your run-of-the-mill Halloween picture book, even though Gritch the Witch certainly looks her part (though a bit more trendy), with a pointy hat, a gap-toothed grin, vicious green fingernails, and two beauteous moles on her face. Greedy witch and wolf both get what they deserve in this thoroughly enjoyable romp that turns a popular nursery song on end." School Library Journal, Starred, The exuberant illustrations are colorful and action-filled. "The exuberant illustrations are colorful and action-filled. ![]()
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