Ruth Chew

A Matter-of-Fact Magic Book: Witch's Broom - A Matter-of-Fact Magic Book Ruth Chew

Brief Description: A new broom and an unusual blue jay involve Amy and her friend in magical adventures. Biographical Note: RUTH CHEW was born in Minneapolis and studied at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, DC. Working as a fashion artist, she started writing stories about witches for the youngest of her five children. The first of these, "The Wednesday Witch, " was a big hit, and her new career was born. Ruth Chew went on to write twenty-nine tales of magic and fantasy that have enchanted generations of readers. Marc Notes: A Stepping Stone Book.; Originally published: New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1977.; A new broom and an unusual blue jay involve Amy and her friend in magical adventures. Publisher Marketing: What if you could fly just like a witch? One day, Amy s mom finds a broom in her backyard and decides to keep it. But when Mom goes out on errands, Amy and her friend Jean discover that the broom can move and fly. Now they can go anywhere, even on a nighttime flight around the neighborhood! What adventures will they go on next? And will they ever meet the witch who left her broom behind? For decades, Ruth Chew s classic chapter books full of everyday magic have enchanted early readers. Now that they are in print again, a new generation can fall under her spell and fall in love with reading."