Crimson Twill: Witch in the Country by Kallie George, Birgitta Sif
Published by Candlewick Press on July 11, 2023
Pages: 80
Genres: Fantasy
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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Book two in an emerging reader chapter book series about an earnest young witch who is learning her boundaries and navigating friendships. Crimson is awaiting the arrival of her city friends at her farm in Cackle County. She wants to show them all of the wonderful, terrible things about her home, but when her friends show up and start the tour, everything goes wrong. When the tour involves exploding rotten apples, a floating wizard, and, finally, a face-full of frog’s breath, Crimson and her friends are forced to abandon their adventures. As they are returning to the house, they encounter the legendary Giant of the Hill and Crimson realizes why her granny has unexpectedly shown up with a giant pot of stew. Unfortunately, there is no time to get to the stew and the Giant is hungry. Crimson’s quick thinking and spell finesse save the day and she realizes that an imperfect day can be pretty perfect with good friends and flexible thinking. Plenty of black & white illustrations and a fast-moving plot with touches of humor will keep readers who are ready for more text than an early reader engaged.

Reviewed by Jill O’Connor, Falmouth Middle School