Reviews for City Witch, Country Switch

The average rating for City Witch, Country Switch based on 2 reviews is 1.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-10-24 00:00:00 Bernd Loeffler Told in rhyming verse, City Witch, Country Switch is a witchy re-interpretation of the classic Aesopic fable, The City Mouse and the Country Mouse , in which two rodents see how "the other half" lives. In Wendy Wax's story, however, it is two witch cousins - country-bred Muffletump and city-slicker Mitzi - who visit one another, before making the inevitable discovery that they prefer life at home. A happy "compromise" is reached, however, through the use of the "Far-No-More" spell, allowing them each to stay where they are, and to also be neighbors. I was really quite surprised to see the almost universal praise heaped upon this title, in the online reviews I've been reading, as I myself found it a mostly mediocre offering. The story didn't really involve me, the rhyme scheme felt forced, and the illustrations by Scott Gibala-Broxholm were unappealing. Young readers with a strong interest in witchy tales might still find this interesting, but with so many superior examples of the genre out there - Arthur Howard's Hoodwinked , for example, or Valerie Thomas' Winnie the Witch - I wouldn't recommend going to any great lengths to obtain it.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-08-28 00:00:00 Donald Tomlinson What ugly unappealing illustrations. The story lacked imagination and the spells didn't rhyme or make much sense.