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New Zealand, Interest age: from c 4 years, Picture books, Picture storybooks
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It's a damp and dull day, but in the kitchen, it's warm and cosy. David and his mother are baking, and the delicious smells bring a greedy witch to their garden. Witches love to steal freshly baked cakes! She is going to use every magic trick she knows to steal their scrumptious treats, but can David outsmart her?
A mouth-watering tale of delicious cakes and wicked witches from New Zealand's most celebrated children's writer, Margaret Mahy, with gorgeous illustrations from award-winning artist Jessica Twohill.
PRAISE FROM READERS:
'Mahy's words are as deeply satisfying as freshly-baked cakes.'
'A good book to get children's imaginations flowing.'
Other Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize titles include:
The Boy with Two Shadows with art by Sarah Greig.
The Boy Who Made Things Up with art by Lily Emo.
There's a King in the Cupboard with art by Minrui Yang.
Praise for The Witch in the Cherry Tree
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A good book to get children's imaginations flowing. - Good Reads
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Mahy's words are as deeply satisfying as freshly-baked cakes - Good Reads
Margaret Mahy
Margaret Mahy (1936-2012) is one of New Zealand's most celebrated children's writers. She is the author of more than 150 titles, which have been translated into many different languages and sold around the world. Appointed to the Order of New Zealand in 1993, Mahy also won many global prizes for children's writers, including the Carnegie Medal and the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award.
'It is in the nature of books, that they have the capacity to make you feel powerful about what you can alter and achieve in your life' - Margaret Mahy
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