 The suspicious children of Fly Street are convinced that their elderly neighbor is a toad-eating witch. They call her names, write her a threatening letter, and believe that the little girl who visits her house must be under a spell. When they learn that the little girl is Meena’s granddaughter, they discover that there is nothing wicked-witchy about Meena. Meena treats them with kindness, patience, and slices of her delicious homemade cherry pie. Illustrated with bright abstract collages, this is a humorous and hopeful book about overcoming misunderstandings. mjw |
| Title: Meena Author: Sine Van Mol Illustrator: Carianne Wijffels Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Copyright: 2011 Original language: Dutch Original title: Mina Lieverd Original publisher: Wielsbeke Original copyright: 2010 ISBN: 978-0-8028-5394-3 Hardcover pages: 28 Age range: 5-9 Genre: Picture book Author’s ethnicity: Belgian Author’s residence: Belgium Illustrator’s ethnicity: Belgian Illustrator’s residence: Belgium Awards: USBBY Outstanding International Books List Subjects: Europe, Grandmothers, Fear, Old age, Prejudices, Western Europe |
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