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Titchy Witch #6
Wanda Witch and the Stray Dragon
Join Wanda Witch in her fourth Level 3 Scholastic Reader adventure!
Wanda Witch wants a pet, so when a stray dragon shows up on the porch, it looks like her wish has come true. But then her dragon starts to grow, and grow, and grow. And soon, he's too big to live in the house! Wanda Witch decides to run away and take her precious pet with her, but then Cat-a-bogus casts a special spell to make Wanda Witch's dragon small again.
Wanda Witch wants a pet, so when a stray dragon shows up on the porch, it looks like her wish has come true. But then her dragon starts to grow, and grow, and grow. And soon, he's too big to live in the house! Wanda Witch decides to run away and take her precious pet with her, but then Cat-a-bogus casts a special spell to make Wanda Witch's dragon small again.
32 pages, Paperback
First published July 24, 2003
About the author
Rose Impey
320 books17 followersROSE IMPEY was born, and grew up, in Northwich, Cheshire. When she first left school she worked in a bank, but soon realised that this was not for her; so she decided to go back to school and then went on to college, where she trained to be a teacher. She later taught in a Junior school in Leicester.
Rose has two grown-up daughters. While her children were small, Rose developed her interest in children's books through reviewing, bookselling, storytelling and giving talks to parents and teachers.
The Impey family have a dog called Holly, which has also become a star. In 1988 Rose was short-listed for the Smarties Children's Book Prize for 'Desperate for a Dog'. Most of her stories are based on her own experiences either as a teacher or a parent. As a family they like jokes, and this often provides Rose with the ideas for her books.
She spends a lot of time visiting schools to read her work. Her books are widely published worldwide, including the United States, Australia, France, Denmark, Germany and Spain. Rose enjoys eating, talking, swimming and reading, although not necessarily in that order!
Rose has two grown-up daughters. While her children were small, Rose developed her interest in children's books through reviewing, bookselling, storytelling and giving talks to parents and teachers.
The Impey family have a dog called Holly, which has also become a star. In 1988 Rose was short-listed for the Smarties Children's Book Prize for 'Desperate for a Dog'. Most of her stories are based on her own experiences either as a teacher or a parent. As a family they like jokes, and this often provides Rose with the ideas for her books.
She spends a lot of time visiting schools to read her work. Her books are widely published worldwide, including the United States, Australia, France, Denmark, Germany and Spain. Rose enjoys eating, talking, swimming and reading, although not necessarily in that order!
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May 26, 2025
Titchy-Witch and the Stray Dragon (original British edition)
Titchy-witch longs for a pet of her own in this adorable early reader, finding the family's vulture too old and sleepy and their pet spider too grumpy. As for Cat-a-Bogus, he wasn't a pet at all, but her mother's magic cat, and the true authority in the Witch household. When a stray dragon crosses her path, Titchy-witch believes it is the perfect solution, although her parents and Cat-a-Bogus warn her that dragons grow too large to make good pets. Just as predicted, Dido the dragon starts to grow, leading Titchy-witch to decide they must run away together. Is there another solution, one that will allow them to stay together, and safe at home...?
The sixth entry in British author/illustrator team Rose Impey and Katharine McEwen's twelve-volume Titchy-Witch series, Titchy-Witch and the Stray Dragon pairs an entertaining tale of magic and mischief with amusing illustrations that enhance the humor of the story. As with so many of the books in this series, a common childhood experience—namely, wanting a pet—is given a magical patina in this tale, which will surely appeal to young would-be witches and wizards. This title was published in the US as Wanda Witch and the Stray Dragon—one of four Titchy-Witch books published the states—and I will read that volume next, to compare and contrast. Recommended to beginning readers who enjoy witchy fare, as well as to fans of this witchy character.
Titchy-witch longs for a pet of her own in this adorable early reader, finding the family's vulture too old and sleepy and their pet spider too grumpy. As for Cat-a-Bogus, he wasn't a pet at all, but her mother's magic cat, and the true authority in the Witch household. When a stray dragon crosses her path, Titchy-witch believes it is the perfect solution, although her parents and Cat-a-Bogus warn her that dragons grow too large to make good pets. Just as predicted, Dido the dragon starts to grow, leading Titchy-witch to decide they must run away together. Is there another solution, one that will allow them to stay together, and safe at home...?
The sixth entry in British author/illustrator team Rose Impey and Katharine McEwen's twelve-volume Titchy-Witch series, Titchy-Witch and the Stray Dragon pairs an entertaining tale of magic and mischief with amusing illustrations that enhance the humor of the story. As with so many of the books in this series, a common childhood experience—namely, wanting a pet—is given a magical patina in this tale, which will surely appeal to young would-be witches and wizards. This title was published in the US as Wanda Witch and the Stray Dragon—one of four Titchy-Witch books published the states—and I will read that volume next, to compare and contrast. Recommended to beginning readers who enjoy witchy fare, as well as to fans of this witchy character.
June 21, 2025
Wanda Witch and the Stray Dragon (American edition)
Originally published in the UK as Titchy Witch and the Stray Dragon , this beginning reader from Scholastic—Level 3 in their Scholastic Reader system, indicating the presence of larger "chunks" of text (as opposed to shorter sentences)—explores a common childhood experience, in the form of wanting a pet, but gives it a witchy background. Wanda gets to keep her stray dragon, with the help of Cat-a-Bogus and a little magic, offering some magical wish fulfillment to beginning readers...
Of the twelve volumes in the Titchy-Witch series, four have been published here in the states, with the young witch heroine's name changed from Titchy-Witch to Wanda Witch. Wanda Witch and the Stray Dragon is the third of these, following upon Wanda Witch and Too Many Frogs (the fourth in the series) and Wanda Witch and the Bullies (the second in the series). Like those earlier titles, I read it side-by-side with the original to compare and contrast. Unlike Wanda Witch and the Bullies , which contained some notable differences, but very much like Wanda Witch and Too Many Frogs , I found few differences between the British and American editions, other than Wanda's name and the use of "mom" and "mommy" rather than "mum" and "mummy." In any case, I'm glad to have read both, just to see what was or was not changed. All that aside, this was a fun little witchy confection, and is recommended to beginning readers who enjoy such fare.
Originally published in the UK as Titchy Witch and the Stray Dragon , this beginning reader from Scholastic—Level 3 in their Scholastic Reader system, indicating the presence of larger "chunks" of text (as opposed to shorter sentences)—explores a common childhood experience, in the form of wanting a pet, but gives it a witchy background. Wanda gets to keep her stray dragon, with the help of Cat-a-Bogus and a little magic, offering some magical wish fulfillment to beginning readers...
Of the twelve volumes in the Titchy-Witch series, four have been published here in the states, with the young witch heroine's name changed from Titchy-Witch to Wanda Witch. Wanda Witch and the Stray Dragon is the third of these, following upon Wanda Witch and Too Many Frogs (the fourth in the series) and Wanda Witch and the Bullies (the second in the series). Like those earlier titles, I read it side-by-side with the original to compare and contrast. Unlike Wanda Witch and the Bullies , which contained some notable differences, but very much like Wanda Witch and Too Many Frogs , I found few differences between the British and American editions, other than Wanda's name and the use of "mom" and "mommy" rather than "mum" and "mummy." In any case, I'm glad to have read both, just to see what was or was not changed. All that aside, this was a fun little witchy confection, and is recommended to beginning readers who enjoy such fare.
June 21, 2015
Witches live in friendly families with minor differences, right?
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