The little witch and the black forest
A wonderfully bewitching book with a beautiful message about protecting nature and passing on knowledge from mother to daughter, to read with your little wizards!
The mother Big Witch will teach her daughter Little Witch the magic to heal the forest and the animals that live there. The Little Witch, diligent and persevering in her learning from her mother, will gradually gain confidence in herself and will successfully develop her magical powers, to become a responsible and autonomous little witch.
The soft and delicate illustrations plunge us into a tender and poetic world of witchcraft.
THE STORY : Big Witch takes Little Witch into the woods: the forest is sick and needs to be cured. In the greatest secrecy, in the shelter of a small house hidden by night, the Great Witch teaches her little one her best kept secrets. A potion is made, incantations are spoken. All the animals are present at the event. Little Witch is worried and fascinated: what is this magical knowledge, and where does it come from? Could it be that thanks to it, the whole forest will be healed?
THEMES : Magic, Nature, Learning, Transgenerational transmission
To be read from 4 years old
AUTHOR: Mutsumi Ishii
ILLUSTRATOR: Chiaki Okada
EDITION : Seuil Jeunesse
PUBLICATION: October 2021
