SuitabookThe Everyday Witch
Liz Martinez, Mark Beech
- Reading
- Read the rhymes together and pause when Jimmy spots a clue. Invite your reader to consider what he thinks it means before continuing, then discuss whether expectations can mislead.
- Themes
- Stereotypes and expectations: Jimmy consults a book about identifying witches and searches for signs that his mother might be one. The story is explicitly presented as encouraging readers to challenge stereotypes, so the use of witch-related expectations appears to be questioned rather than simply affirmed.
- A surprising mother: Jimmy sees his mother flying on a broomstick and later finds stripy stockings, which he takes as a clue. The plot makes his mother’s apparent witchcraft central, but does not establish how the story ultimately explains it.
- Worth knowing
- Jimmy is horrified when he sees his mother flying past his window and becomes wary of the possibility that she is a witch. Consider whether that moment might unsettle your reader.