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by Beth Ferry (Author), Charles Santoso (Illustrator)
A witch is anxious to get the perfect pet but learns to have patience when she brings home a mystery egg in this laugh-out-loud picture book from New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry. Perfect for adorable little witches all year round!
Evelyn Witch has everything a witch needs. Messy hair, bubbling potions, and perfectly carved pumpkins. But there's something missing... A pet! Perhaps she'll get a bat or a griffin, or-- Oh. She can only afford the mystery pet: a plain white egg. She watches and waits for it to hatch. Sniveling snails, something has to be done! Evelyn rolls up her sleeves and heads to the library, where they keep all the best spells. It's time to get serious.Author Biography
Beth Ferry is the New York Times bestselling author of Stick and Stone, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld, and many other books. She has enjoyed the company of some wonderful pets in her lifetime including a hedgehog, a blue-tongued skink, a Pacman frog, a lionfish, a seahorse, a snowflake eel, an apricot milk snake, a Flemish Giant rabbit, three adorable bulldogs and myriad guinea pigs and hamsters. Sniveling snails, that's a lot of pets! Beth lives by the beach in New Jersey where she finds inspiration for her picture books in the salty air.
Charles Santoso loves drawing little things in his little journal and dreams about funny, wondrous stories. He is the creator of Happy Hippo and has illustrated many books, including Ida, Always - written by Caron Levis, which was mentioned in the New York Times as "an example of children's books at their best" and the New York Times bestseller Wishtree and Odder books by Katherine Applegate. He moves around between different countries to live and work but calls Sydney, Australia home.
