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A witch's worn-out broom serves a widow well, until her neighbors decide the thing is wicked and dangerous.
 
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When a Broom Runs Out of Zoom

Date of Review:  Oct 2, 2004
The Bottom Line: The bottom line got flattened by a falling witch!
Review: The brooms of witches don't last forever. Published in 1992 and created by Chris Van Allsburg, the author-illustrator who brought us the delightful Polar Express, this book called The Widow's Broom shares the story of a broom that lost its zoom...
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Recommended to buy: Yes

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Delightful Children's Book Good for Adults, Too!

Date of Review:  Jun 11, 2008
The Bottom Line: This is a great book for spooky atmosphere without actual scariness. Teaches some lessons, but gently. Gorgeously written and illustrated!
Review: This is a delightful children's story that has a message or two for adults, too! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it to my nieces, and plan to keep it for my future grandchildren as well. The illustrations are fantastic, evoking a gently spooky mood...
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Brooms Come to Life Again in The Widow's Broom

Date of Review:  Aug 27, 2008
The Bottom Line: A strange but comforting story about the repercussions of kindness.
Review: One of the most iconic moments in the history Disney films is in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, when Mickey Mouse, using the pilfered wand of master wizard Yen Sid, brings to life dozens of brooms that do their job a little overzealously. Poor Mickey...
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terrific illustrations, spooky but not...
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Authors Chris Van Allsburg
Fiction Genre Juvenile Fiction
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  Format: Hardcover - Reinforced Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (September 28, 1992)
Measurements: 13.75"(h) x 8.5"(w) x 0.5"(d), 1.15 lbs.
ISBN: 9780395640517
 
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Some of Minna Shaw s neighbors don t trust her clever broom. It s dangerous , they say. It s a wicked, wicked thing . Minna disagrees. She appreciates the broom s help around the house. She enjoys its quiet company. It seems perfectly innocent and hardworking to her. But one day two children get a well-deserved thrashing from the broom. For her neighbors, this is proof of the broom s evil spirit. Minna is obliged to give up her dear companion. Chris Van Allsburg, master of the mysterious, brings this supernatural tale to life with moody and memorable pictures that will haunt readers long after the book s covers are closed.
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