Crimson Twill: Witch in the City

 

Crimson Twill: Witch in the City

By Kallie George 

Illustrations by Birgitta Sif 

Candlewick Press

2022

64 pages

ISBN: 9781536214635

Crimson Twill is young witch, but you wouldn’t know by looking at her. She doesn’t wear black dresses or pointy shoes. She wears bright colored polka dots, a crimson hat with a bow  to match her name and gum boots. She giggles, and skips and plays like all children instead of cackling and creeping around like witches are supposed to do. 

Crimson is so excited when her mother announces they are going to New Wart City to shop at Broomingdale’s. Crimson has a few coins to spend and can’t wait to see what the store has  to offer a young witch. After making plans to meet her mother later for the fashion show, Crimson sets off to explore on her own. She thinks she might find a new hat or a wand or even a broomstick, maybe even a pet cat? 

Crimson visits each department and ends up with a lost little dog, a new friend and a sweeping broom, not a riding broom. Crimson runs to meet her mother at the fashion show. 

The broom begins cleaning the floor (which is what brooms are supposed to do), but bumps into Crimson who drops her basket and Pepper the puppy bounds out of it into the crowd of witches. Running after Pepper, Crimson becomes the hit of the show! Other witches admire her fashion,  photographers take her picture, and the crowd applauds thinking Crimson is modeling the newest designs. 

Crimson Twill: Witch in the City is a captivating read with heart, friendship, bravery and a strong female protagonist who dares to be different and different sets Crimson apart. 

Highly, highly recommended!