The Witch and the Ring

Matter-of-Fact Magic

by Ruth Chew

A strange series of events occur when Charlotte and her younger brother, Walt, find a magic ring

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Witches

126 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1989

About the author

Ruth Chew is the author of a number of popular books for young readers, including Secondhand Magic and The Wednesday Witch. She was born in Minneapolis and grew up in Washington, D.C. She studied art at the Corcoran School of Art and worked as a fashion artist. She was the mother of five children.

Reviews

[Amelia Guillet · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 8 year old loved this and said it was her favourite book ever!

[Courtney Perry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little story with the moral of not everything is as it seems

[Phil · Rating 3 out of 5]

Magic ring and a not very competent witch lead to interesting adventures. This is the first Ruth Chew book in which the mother of the pair works outside the home.

[Sara K Young · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple and sweet

[HeavyReader · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is really weird, even for a Ruth Chew book.

It has a witch. I like it when there's a witch. Ruth Chew's books are better when there is a witch.

This book also has a magic ring (of course), flying bicycles (I like flying bicycles), and giant ants (or tiny people).

I know none of the Ruth Chew books are logical, but this one seems somehow looser and less likely.

I'd give it two and half stars if I could, but since I can't, I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and three stars.

[Josephine (biblioseph) · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't remember this.

[carrietracy · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm pretty sure the positive ratings are from people who are giving any Ruth Chew book a good score. Just re-read this and it was pretty crappy.

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely written for a younger audience. Still, I remembered the title and cover of this book well over a decade after reading it so I believe I enjoyed it a the time.

[Jessica Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book I have the paperback version and I still love it today and now my daughter is reading it

[Paula · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sometimes after reading something with a heavy subject matter, you just need a young reader to lighten things up. This one was perfect!