It was the friendly witch's birthday (she wouldn't say how old she was). But she didn't have any cards. She didn't have any presents. She didn't even have any visitors. "And that," said the friendly witch, "is the last straw!" So, the friendly witch was feeling a bit lonely and decided to throw a birthday party. The guests--familiar fairytale characters, including Goldilocks, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin--all arrived, but it's not long before they get somewhat out of control. Maybe it's time for some "friendly" magic...

What can a little witch do when her witchy spells and potions don't turn out right? She just keeps on trying until it's time for bed. The readers then discover her true identity. A lovely surprise!

Lizzy finds a suitcase standing in front of her witch’s house. She’d love to know what’s inside it. But no matter how often she repeats the magic spell, the little suitcase remains closed! Lizzie is going to need to use all of her clever tricks if she wants to find out what's inside.

In Witch's Brew for Me & You, a girl and her grandmother teamup to cook a delicious stew while pretending to be cackling witches tending to a bubbling witch's brew! Tackling boredom with imagination is the best way to spend a Sunday afternoon. This cozy story written in rhyme features charming illustrations and is sure to inspire more imaginative play with your little one.

"Betty can't wait to be a first-grade witch. But on the first day of school, her classmates start calling her 'Itty Bitty' because she's small and still uses her kinder-broom. Betty doesn't like the nickname--or how it makes her feel itty-bitty inside. So she comes up with a BIG idea to prove herself: winning the Halloween Dash"--Provided by publisher.

Kobie's up for her second and hopefully last attempt to pass her exams. She's not the most zealous student so this presents a serious challenge. What she loves is to read - especially about witches. She would go through lengths to be a witch herself, so she devours anything about the subject she can get her hands on. Her life is an ordinary one, almost to the point of boring, until she comes across a book with the title "Witch's Training". She has to have this book, and that tome has more in store for her than she could have hoped for. In her heart Kobie knows witches and magic don't exist but this book is set on proving the opposite! Can Kobie become a witch with the help of "Witch's Training"? If yes, how does that come about? Strange happenings and a kidnapping are suddenly part of Kobie's life, making it far more exciting than she had ever wished for.

On Meg’s seventeenth birthday, she learns that she only has one year left to live. Her mentor—the Eternal Witch, Faust—explains that she is cursed and the only way to save herself is to grow a seed of life using one thousand tears of joy. Of course, such tears aren’t easy to come by. As Meg begins her quest, she finds herself drawn into the lives of her friends and neighbors in ways she never imagined. By sharing their burdens and using her magic to comfort them, she learns how precious those moments of connection can be even in the face of death.

Albert Canady, his sister Pepper, and his friend, Airlia Moss, a witch, investigate a strange calling from a reopened school building that had sat empty for many years. Ghostly appearances and fantastic indoor storms set the stage for the youngsters quest for the truth of a long-ago tragedy that cost lives and gave rise to restless spirits. Trapped inside the building, with darkness encasing them, Albert, Pepper, and The Witch are forced to face their fears and fight back against unseen, poisonous, and flesh-eating creatures that are always in pursuit. Other adversaries include another witch with a personal agenda and people threatened with losing their minds to their inner guilt and horrible memories. Albert realizes that solving the mystery is the only way to save innocent lives and bring peace to the disturbed.