Source: From Netgalley and Magination Press in exchange for an honest review. This in no way alters my opinion or review.
Snitchy Witch by Frank Sileo Publisher: Magination Press
Publication Date: September 10, 2019
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Goodreads Synopsis:
"Oh moon so full, round, and brightWe beg one favor of you tonightFor witches who tattle, witches who snitch,Tie their tongues, zip their lips!No witch shall squeal or tell on friends.This spell will be broken when the snitching ends!"
Tattling is an all too familiar occurrence among children that can have harmful impacts on friends and relationships. This spellbinding story encourages children to examine the difference between snitching and telling, and the impact of their words on others.
Includes a Note to Parents and Caregivers with more information about snitching versus telling and what adults can do to help.
Review:
I am so sad to say that this book was not for me. While I love the concept of a book about little witches having a party and there being a tattling witch, I found it hard to take the concept and apply it to a parent and child reading this book. The message is essentially that snitching gets annoying and you should only do it when something serious is happening. While I understand this, and have babysat enough kids that snitch on their siblings to know this feeling of annoyance, I felt like it was shown in this book more as rewarding bad behavior than showing that snitching can go overboard.
While the illustrations throughout are wonderful and follow the story really well, I didn't really get into it. I love books about Halloween and witches but this one just was not for me.
However, that being said the last pages of the book are for parents to use as they use this book as a teaching tool, so it might be better suited to those that can really use it properly and I may have just missed the mark when reading it.
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