The Littlest Witch
So, my mother and I had to change plans on a fun evening the other night, and ended up just walking around Barnes and Noble for a while. We somehow ended up in the children's section looking at all the christmas and halloween books and reminiscing. I mentioned my favorite Halloween book from my childhood called The Littlest Witch. We looked to see if they had it, but no luck.
So, on a whim the next day I searched for The Littlest Witch on Amazon. And what do you suppose I discovered?
The book is a collectors item. The listings on Amazon go anywhere from $50 - $250 for the book. It was published in 1959.
Of course, I remembered that if we even slightly enjoyed the book, my mother kept it. And as they are out of town, there was no one to stop me from digging through the (3) boxes of books in our crawlspace to find it. (How I managed to get that door unscrewed and then back in by myself is anyone's guess, my dad usually has to get help. I was determined, ok?)
I found it. And once I opened it, I realized, "OH my GOSH. I CANNOT SELL THIS."
In case you can't read that, it was to my father, from his grandmother, uncle and aunt. In 1960. He was seven. My dad's aunt is my great-aunt Laela, who I was named after (Stephanie Page from Laela Page) and who was for all purposes my third grandmother.
Not to mention the fact that I adore the book. It's this cute story about the littlest witch's first Hallowe'en, and how she sacrifices her chance to win the race to the moon by helping out a stray cat, and a pumpkin, and a little boy. And in the end, the other witches realize that she's a good witch, and even though she didn't win the race, she still gets the best prize, and she's happy because she knows she's a good witch, not a bad one!
So that's my exciting story for the weekend. Still deciding what to be for Halloween. I WAS going to be Tracy Turnblad. But lack of time and funds means not being able to get a decent wig and/or skirt. I found my graduation robe while going through my boxes at home, so I think I'll just see if either my brother or my dad has a good ol' striped tie and go as a Hogwarts student. I'm working at the 'Buster on Halloween night, so I need to think of something cool, and fast! (I'd go as Delores Umbridge, but I guarantee only so many people would get it, plus I totally gave away my pink boucle jacket to goodwill when I moved)
So, on a whim the next day I searched for The Littlest Witch on Amazon. And what do you suppose I discovered?
The book is a collectors item. The listings on Amazon go anywhere from $50 - $250 for the book. It was published in 1959.
Of course, I remembered that if we even slightly enjoyed the book, my mother kept it. And as they are out of town, there was no one to stop me from digging through the (3) boxes of books in our crawlspace to find it. (How I managed to get that door unscrewed and then back in by myself is anyone's guess, my dad usually has to get help. I was determined, ok?)
I found it. And once I opened it, I realized, "OH my GOSH. I CANNOT SELL THIS."
In case you can't read that, it was to my father, from his grandmother, uncle and aunt. In 1960. He was seven. My dad's aunt is my great-aunt Laela, who I was named after (Stephanie Page from Laela Page) and who was for all purposes my third grandmother.
Not to mention the fact that I adore the book. It's this cute story about the littlest witch's first Hallowe'en, and how she sacrifices her chance to win the race to the moon by helping out a stray cat, and a pumpkin, and a little boy. And in the end, the other witches realize that she's a good witch, and even though she didn't win the race, she still gets the best prize, and she's happy because she knows she's a good witch, not a bad one!
So that's my exciting story for the weekend. Still deciding what to be for Halloween. I WAS going to be Tracy Turnblad. But lack of time and funds means not being able to get a decent wig and/or skirt. I found my graduation robe while going through my boxes at home, so I think I'll just see if either my brother or my dad has a good ol' striped tie and go as a Hogwarts student. I'm working at the 'Buster on Halloween night, so I need to think of something cool, and fast! (I'd go as Delores Umbridge, but I guarantee only so many people would get it, plus I totally gave away my pink boucle jacket to goodwill when I moved)