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"A
spine-tingling adventure that makes you think twice about whom you can
trust."
The
Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children
by Keith McGowan
Hansel and Gretel
has been a fairy tale read to children for hundreds of years. Now, it
has been recreated in a full-length novel, set in modern times. Eeek!
This could be YOUR neighborhood! The witch could be YOUR neighbor! Sol
and Connie have replaced Hansel and Gretel who lived happily ever after.
Will Sol and Connie be clever enough to stay out of the oven?
How will Sol use his scientific intellect to outwit the evil witch?
How does a dog become a central part of the story?
Will their dim-witted daddy and evil stepmother finally get what is coming
to them?
Where did all these other witchy side-kicks come from? Aren't Sol and
Connie going to be outnumbered?
They'll need a cheering section to see them through this time!
Where are the police when you need them, you ask? (Check their i.d. for
witchy lookalikes.)
The awesome Kids'
Wings literature guide invites group discussion, prediction, drama, problem-solving,
and skill building. Teachers who want students to introduce students to
fairy tale literary spin-offs, (albeit with a cannibalistic twist) will
want make this novel part of their classroom libraries.
Research
Links for
The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children by Keith McGowan
Traditional
Hansel and Gretel Story
Hansel
and Gretel by The Brothers Grimm
Hansel
and Gretel Activities
Google
Pictures for Hansel and Gretel
Other Fairy Tales:
Rump: The True
Story of Rumpelstiltskin
Rumplestiltskin, Modern Readers Theater
Stories, Folklore,
and Fairy Tales
Fairy Tale Headbands
Grimm's
Fairy Tales
Fairy
Tale Preschool Crafts
A Unit
on Kings & Castles (Kinder.)
Fairy
Godmother's Assistant A Readers Theater
Shelley
Duvalle's Faeiry Tale Theater Complete Collection, DVD
The
Sleeping Beauty Ballet performed by The Royal Ballet
Related
Literature
Mirror,
Mirror Reversible Verse with a Fairy Tale Theme by Marilyn Singer
The Duchess of Whimsey by Randall
de Sève
The
Hink Pink by Megan McDonald
The Tale
of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox
Alice the Fairy by David Shannon
Rumplestiltskin's Daughter by Diane Stanley
The Tooth Fairy's First Night Out
by Shelly Rotner
The Perfect Wizard:
Hans Christian
Andersen by Jane Yolen
The Uglified Ducky by Willie
Claflin
The
Kids Wings Guide for
The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children by Keith McGowan
A 32-page unit perfect for lesson planning, handouts, or projection on
your SmartBoard for The
Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children is
now available as part available in the Kids Wings collection Extraordinary
Destinations and
as a download unit.
The Activity Guide Contains:
Pre-Reading Discussion Cards
Anticipation Guide
2 -Page Readers’ Theater Introduction
Vocabulary List and Activities
Making Connections: Quick Writes and Pre/Post Reading Discussion
Guides
Character Guides
Multiple Choice Comprehension Activities
Visualizing the Story Activities
Having Fun with Riddles
Let's Write Riddles
Crossword
Vocabulary Puzzles
Recalling and Writing about Character Emotions
Research the Grimm Brothers' Fairy Tales
Compare Stories
Writing Prompts
Answer Keys
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A special thanks to composer and
performer Thomas
Fosseli for generously allowing us to use his original music soundtrack
of "Fearkeep" as our background music
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