The Witches

by Roald Dahl Narrated by Miranda Richardson

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

These aren’t your usual fantasy witches, these are real witches. The kind that have conventions and hate children more than anything. Roald Dahl ’s ability to spin a yarn is unmatched, and The Witches ranks up there among his best.

This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches.

Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories-but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Reviews 

AUG/SEP 06 - AudioFile

The young narrator in this story, who’s been warned about witches by his Grandmamma, ends up at a hotel where the witches of England are holding their convention. Dahl reveals his dark side here. His description of the witches’ hatred for children makes one’s blood run cold; in Dahl’s story, once you are turned into a mouse, you stay a mouse. Lynn Redgrave is in her element with this tale, dramatizing all the characters and their varied voices, from Norwegian Grandmamma to the Grand High Witch. Redgrave doesn’t hit a wrong note, and she’s particularly good at bringing alive the voices of children without ever sounding condescending. J.C.G. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172050817
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	09/26/2013
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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