Happy Valentine's Day, Emma!

Emma the Witch #4

by James Stevenson

Emma, the resourceful little witch, pits her skills against nasty witches Dolores and Lavinia as she tries to prevent them from spoiling Valentine's Day

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 19, 1987

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Reviews

[Abigail · Rating 3 out of 5]

When those two nasty witches, Dolores and Lavinia, realize that the very worst day of the year - Valentine's Day! - is around the corner, they seek out someone to ridicule, and naturally land upon good witch Emma. Finding her making homemade Valentine cards for her friends, they make themselves unpleasant, sneering at her foolishness, and deciding to play a dirty trick, by sending her some fake Valentines of their own. Finally getting fed up, Emma and her friends decide it's time to return the favor...

The fourth of James Stevenson's picture-books devoted to the adventures of Emma the witch, following upon Yuck! , Emma and Fried Feathers for Thanksgiving , Happy Valentine's Day, Emma! offers another humorous take on the witchy tale. Dolores and Lavinia are as nasty as ever, and Emma and her woodland friends as capable of turning the table on their bullies. The style here - cartoon-style artwork, comic-book panels, and the use of dialogues in speech bubbles to tell the story - is the same as in the earlier books, and the humor as pointed. Recommended to fans of the Emma books and to anyone seeking slightly less sweet Valentine's Day stories for the picture-books set.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the third book we've read in the Emma series and it has a Valentine's Day theme. I get the feeling that most of the books in this series have the same basic plot, but our girls seem to like them. They especially liked the way that Emma and her friends tricked Dolores and Lavinia in this story. It was pretty funny and we enjoyed reading this book together.

[Stephanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a very busy book. Too much on one page and the storyline - not so fun.

[midnightfaerie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Cartoon bubbles, and a weak plot. Not even the pictures were enough to keep my kids interested.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dolores and Lavinia try their best to spoil Emma's Valentine's Day, by pulling cruel pranks on her days before the day arrives. With help from her friends Roland and Botsford Emma gets the last laugh on Dolores and Lavinia, and receives an unexpected surprise.