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Excuse Me... Are You a Witch?
Herbert the Cat is terribly lonely. In the library, he reads that witches love black cats, so he sets off to find one. But who thought findong a witch could be so difficult?
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
July 1st 2004
by Charlesbridge Publishing
(first published November 2002)
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Abigail
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Recommends it for:
Young Witches (and Wizards) / Black-Cat Lovers
Shelves:
picture-books,
witchy-witches
Herbert was a lonely black street-cat who longed for warm place to call home, and a person to love. Taking refuge in the library one especially cold day, he happened upon a copy of The Encyclopedia of Witches, and learned that here - at last! - was a group of people who valued black cats. "If I find myself a witch," he thought, "perhaps I won't be cold and lonely anymore!" And so began a quest for a witch, a seemingly fruitless search, until...
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Lisa Vegan
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Recommends it for:
cat lovers; those who can enjoy a non-scary witch story
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Abigail
This story and its pictures are charming with a capital C.
I loved the illustrations; they have a very unique style, and I loved it.
The story is of a gentle and polite, and homeless black cat named Herbert, who learns from books at the library that witches love black cats, so he goes off to find a witch in the hopes that he then will no longer be lonely and cold.
There is some heartache along the way, but the happy ending had me smiling.
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I loved the illustrations; they have a very unique style, and I loved it.
The story is of a gentle and polite, and homeless black cat named Herbert, who learns from books at the library that witches love black cats, so he goes off to find a witch in the hopes that he then will no longer be lonely and cold.
There is some heartache along the way, but the happy ending had me smiling.
A cat, a lib...more
What do you do when you have a problem and need an answer? You go to the library. That's what Herbert the cat does in Excuse Me... Are You a Witch by Emily Horn. He's lonely and he wants a new home.
Herbert's a black kitten and he's read that witches like black kittens to keep as familiars. So he decides he needs to find a witch to take him home. His data points are striped socks, black dresses and pointy hats.
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Herbert's a black kitten and he's read that witches like black kittens to keep as familiars. So he decides he needs to find a witch to take him home. His data points are striped socks, black dresses and pointy hats.
The review on RE Booked points out that Excuse Me... was first ...more
Ann
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Recommends it for:
Cat lovers and non-scary Halloween book seekers
The illustrations in this book are so cute and expressive that I was won over by them alone!
The story is sweet and a very cute concept, and while perhaps nothing truly incredible all alone, married with the illustrations made this book impossible to forget!
Definitely recommended if you're looking for a non-scary Halloween book, and/or if you love cats, love black cats, and love the idea of a cat taking matters into its own hands (paws) to find itself a family.
The story is sweet and a very cute concept, and while perhaps nothing truly incredible all alone, married with the illustrations made this book impossible to forget!
Definitely recommended if you're looking for a non-scary Halloween book, and/or if you love cats, love black cats, and love the idea of a cat taking matters into its own hands (paws) to find itself a family.
My 6 year old and I both were delighted with this sweet charming book.
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Lisa Vegan, Abigail
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