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Indlæser... The Witch's Egg (1974)af Madeleine Edmondson
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An old bad-tempered witch discovers the joys of motherhood when she "hatches" a cuckoo's egg left in her home, an abandoned eagle's nest. Ingen biblioteksbeskrivelser fundet. |
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Originally published in 1974, The Witch's Egg is the first of two witchy tales from author Madeleine Edmondson - the second is Anna Witch, published in 1982 - and includes the delightful black and white artwork of Kay Chorao. It is somewhat text-heavy for a picture-book, and the story itself - grouchy, non-maternal character learns to love another, after adopting a bird, but must be parted from her adopted avian child for a time - contains no particular surprises. The story recalled a number of other books I have read with this theme, and although sweet, didn't particularly stand out to me. Far more impressive were the illustrations, whether of Agatha in all her long-nosed, beady-eyed glory, or of the town, often depicted in silhouette. I appreciated how Chorao managed to capture Agatha's changing emotional state in her artwork, without ever making her witchy subject less sharp and wicked-looking. Recommended to picture-book readers in the market for witchy fare. ( )