Grimelda, The Very Messy Witch

Reviewed by: Connie Smith - Breakwater School, Portland, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: September 29, 2017

Review

"Grimelda, The Very Messy Witch," is a humorous, rhyming picture book for ages 4-8.

Grimelda must clean her messy house (which she loves - "messed is best," says Grimelda) in order to find the "pickle root" required for a pickle pie recipe. Along with finding the missing pickle root, Grimelda discovers her lost hair brush beneath her bed. While brushing her messy locks, Grimelda discovers her long lost spell book in the tangles of her hair. She begins to mix a potion to make her house "nice and messy" again, and in the process loses the sought after pickle root.

The cartoon like illustrations are colorful, expressive, and captioned. And, what child, after all, cannot,at some point, relate to a messy house or at least a messy room?

"Grimelda, The Very Messy Witch presents as a humorous and entertaining read for its intended audience. A wonderful "circle" book for a short, entertaining read during the Halloween season.

Overall Book Score: very good