Summer reading: 'My Mummy is a Witch'

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)