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Writer's picturePaola Dell Acqua

Summer reading: 'My Mummy is a Witch'

Updated: Jul 27, 2024

What happens if your mummy were a witch?


Illustrated by Jess Rose
Published by Owlet press

Category: Picture book
Suitable for: 5+
Pages: 32
Genre: Family, mother and daughter, witches, nature, food
Skills: reading, speaking, pronunciation.

A spellbinding rhyming story that brings to life the precious moments between mother and daughter, with a sprinkle of magic and a supernatural twist.
A story to discover how important memories of shared moments can be. It also offers interesting facts about the world and very original recipies!
The beautiful illustrations, soft colours and even the font, all invite readers to enjoy the story from the very first page!

Aim: the story may help children talk about magic and feelings towards magic, develop imagination.

What can be done: talk about witches -with older children-
talk about magic/ magical creatures
discover the joy of being outdoors
talk about the things mothers can do differently
talk about nature and discover what nature has to offer.
create recipes with elements from nature, use verbs and nouns.
play with words and rhymes


Graded activities kindly shared by Owlet Press: Teaching resources from The Primary Bookbox (owletpress.com)

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