5 Minutes for Books staff reviewer Dawn received a copy of this book to facilitate her review and giveaway.
There’s a chill in the air (at least where I live!), and as the calendar switches over to October this week, there’s one thing on the minds of my children– Halloween. We have made no headway in the costume decision making process that we started, at least in conversation, over the summer, but there is one thing that I’m always prepared to do each fall. We have one bookshelf dedicated to holiday/seasonally themed books, so I will soon be filling a basket with all of our fall titles to be placed in a handy spot in the living room. This year, we are lucky to add a classic to our collection with Julia Donaldson’s Room on the Broom.
Though first published over a decade ago, Room on the Broom remains much loved and revisited every year by teachers and parents with their children. The simple story follows a witch atop her trusty broom, with her feline friend by her side. However, the wind proceeds to cause problem after problem for her. The upside is that with each problem, the witch befriends a new creature who asks about room on her broom. In the end, the witch is happy to find that her kindness pays off when her new friends come to her rescue!
Told in rhyme, this is a cute story that isn’t scary for young children but features some familiar Halloween-themed images. The illustrations by Axel Scheffler are cartoon-like, with all characters featuring big eyes and wide grins, and a colorful palette makes up the outdoor images, lighted by the moon.
Enter to win
Get ready for some story time fun with Room on the Broom and the new collection of plush figures representing some of the characters in the book. We’re happy to have a hardcover copy of the book up for giveaway today, along with the winner’s choice of one of the plush toys.
The Red Dragon 🙂
The dragon is adorable 🙂
The dragon…..sooo adorable!
I like the cat!
I like the dragon
My granddaughter would love The dragon.
I like the tiger.
I like the dragon
I like the witch. 🙂
the tiger for me
I love the dragon.
I like the dragon.
I like the red dragon.
Love the dragon!!
That’s tough. I’m going to go with the witch.
The dragon is so cute.
I think the dragon looks the friendliest and that is the one my nephew would probably like most.
our daughter would love the cat
I like the dragon- I know that would be my son’s favorite!
That dragon is super cute!
I really love the witch!
I heart the big, red dragon!
the dragon is cute
My favorite is the witch 🙂
I really like the witch.
I like the dragon
i love the witch
I like the Cat.
I like the witch!
My kids would like the tiger the best.
My kids would like the tiger.
I really like the dragon plush.
I like the witch!
The Tiger is the best!
I love the witch! I love that she looks sweet and not like most witches and have sympathy that things go wrong for her 🙂
I would love to have the Dragon 🙂
I really like the dragon
The tiger is darling!
My favorite is the dragon. i like the tiger the next.
Love the dragon!
I like the witch
Would love the witch!
I like the dragon. He’s super colorful and not too scary.
The dragon is adorable
I love the Dragon.
I like the dragon
I like the red dragon.
Dragon, the witch was a close second but my daughter loves dragons
I love the dragon.
would love the witch
I like the cat.
I like the dragon!
The dragon would be a hit with my niece.
I like the dragon
I like the witch!
I love the dragon. So cute!
My son would LOVE the dragon!
I like the witch.
I like the dragon
The dragon is very cute
The dragon is stinkin cute!
My favorite is the dragon.
The red dragon is just adorable!
i like the dragon
Love the dragon
I like the dragon!
The dragon is my favorite
The dragon, very cute!
I like the dragon!
The tiger for sure
I really like the dragon. Thanks.
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I’d probably choose the Dragon!
I love the dragon.
The dragon is cute, but I’d pick the witch.
My kids would like the cat!
love that tiger!!!
I will go with the Tiger…
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I love the tiger-striped cat!
The dragon is adorable.
The dragon is great. thanks.
the cat for sure
My daughter likes the dragon most.
I think my daughter would like the dragon. Cute!
I like the dragon. Cute!
I like the dragon!
The dragon or the witch!
I like the red dragon.
Love the Witch
I definitely like the dragon! 🙂
The dragon, in close second the witch.
the dragon! Its adorable