Little Witch Hazel

A Year in the Forest

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Hardcover
$19.99 US
9.38"W x 11.25"H x 0.61"D  
On sale Sep 21, 2021 | 96 Pages | 9780735264892
Preschool - 3
Reading Level: Fountas & Pinnell M

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An earthy and beautiful collection of four stories that celebrate the seasons, nature, and life, from award-winning author-illustrator Phoebe Wahl.

Little Witch Hazel is a tiny witch who lives in the forest, helping creatures big and small. She's a midwife, an intrepid explorer, a hard worker and a kind friend.

In this four-season volume, Little Witch Hazel rescues an orphaned egg, goes sailing on a raft, solves the mystery of a haunted stump and makes house calls to fellow forest dwellers. But when Little Witch Hazel needs help herself, will she get it in time?

Little Witch Hazel is a beautiful ode to nature, friendship, wild things and the seasons that only Phoebe Wahl could create: an instant classic and a book that readers will pore over time and time again.
PHOEBE WAHL's work focuses on themes of comfort, nostalgia and intimacy with nature. She grew up unschooled in Washington State, and credits her free spirited childhood in the Northwest for much of her inspiration and work ethic. She works in a variety of mediums, from watercolor and collage to fabric sculpture. Phoebe graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration and currently lives in Bellingham, Washington. She is the award-winning author and illustrator of Sonya's Chickens, Backyard Fairies and The Blue House. View titles by Phoebe Wahl
  • SELECTION | 2022
    Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
A BookPage "Best Picture Book of 2021"
A Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for Younger Readers (2021)
A BookRiot Best Children’s Book of 2021

A Booklist Top of the List Book Pick (2021)
A New York Public Library "Feminist Read for Little Ones"


"The writing is lush and lyrical, and the textured, earth-toned illustrations expertly capture Hazel’s world, both cozy and gloriously wild . . . More Mosswood, please." —STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

"A thread of loving and nurturing emerges through this treasury of quiet adventures . . . and readers will find satisfaction in seeing the way [Little Witch Hazel's] sturdy care succors her community and results in gentle reciprocation." —STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly

"The quiet but insistent rejection of conventional norms is both cheerworthy and effortlessly integrated, and the result is a story that can sit happily next to any classic fairy story as well as contemporary picture books directly addressing physical differences." —STARRED REVIEW, Booklist

"Little Witch Hazel feels like the kind of book every children’s author wishes that they could write, yet so few are capable of creating themselves. . . . In the end, it’s just one of the best books of the year." —Betsy Bird, School Library Journal

"These sweet stories are an ode to the calm and peaceful magic of nature. Little Witch Hazel will make you feel as if you have journeyed deep into Mosswood Forest alongside Hazel and her friends." BookPage

"Wahl's drawings of nature and the forest are full of appreciation for the tiny details that make the great outdoors a wondrous place, and to this backdrop, she adds a cast of animals and magical forest creatures who are full of their own concerns, joys, and feelings. My kids often plead for 'just one more season' before bed." The Strategist / New York Magazine

"I love this book fiercely. . . . It is such a magnificent book, and I hope we get to read even more one day about this character and her world." 7 Impossible Things Before Breakfast

"The heart of this story is a simplistic, community-oriented life, filled with little adages for everyday life and living. People of all ages will find this book charming and heart-warming." Yakima Herald

"Little Witch Hazel . . . will strike a chord with readers of all ages." CM: Canadian Review of Materials

About

An earthy and beautiful collection of four stories that celebrate the seasons, nature, and life, from award-winning author-illustrator Phoebe Wahl.

Little Witch Hazel is a tiny witch who lives in the forest, helping creatures big and small. She's a midwife, an intrepid explorer, a hard worker and a kind friend.

In this four-season volume, Little Witch Hazel rescues an orphaned egg, goes sailing on a raft, solves the mystery of a haunted stump and makes house calls to fellow forest dwellers. But when Little Witch Hazel needs help herself, will she get it in time?

Little Witch Hazel is a beautiful ode to nature, friendship, wild things and the seasons that only Phoebe Wahl could create: an instant classic and a book that readers will pore over time and time again.

Author

PHOEBE WAHL's work focuses on themes of comfort, nostalgia and intimacy with nature. She grew up unschooled in Washington State, and credits her free spirited childhood in the Northwest for much of her inspiration and work ethic. She works in a variety of mediums, from watercolor and collage to fabric sculpture. Phoebe graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration and currently lives in Bellingham, Washington. She is the award-winning author and illustrator of Sonya's Chickens, Backyard Fairies and The Blue House. View titles by Phoebe Wahl

Awards

  • SELECTION | 2022
    Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year

Praise

A BookPage "Best Picture Book of 2021"
A Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for Younger Readers (2021)
A BookRiot Best Children’s Book of 2021

A Booklist Top of the List Book Pick (2021)
A New York Public Library "Feminist Read for Little Ones"


"The writing is lush and lyrical, and the textured, earth-toned illustrations expertly capture Hazel’s world, both cozy and gloriously wild . . . More Mosswood, please." —STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

"A thread of loving and nurturing emerges through this treasury of quiet adventures . . . and readers will find satisfaction in seeing the way [Little Witch Hazel's] sturdy care succors her community and results in gentle reciprocation." —STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly

"The quiet but insistent rejection of conventional norms is both cheerworthy and effortlessly integrated, and the result is a story that can sit happily next to any classic fairy story as well as contemporary picture books directly addressing physical differences." —STARRED REVIEW, Booklist

"Little Witch Hazel feels like the kind of book every children’s author wishes that they could write, yet so few are capable of creating themselves. . . . In the end, it’s just one of the best books of the year." —Betsy Bird, School Library Journal

"These sweet stories are an ode to the calm and peaceful magic of nature. Little Witch Hazel will make you feel as if you have journeyed deep into Mosswood Forest alongside Hazel and her friends." BookPage

"Wahl's drawings of nature and the forest are full of appreciation for the tiny details that make the great outdoors a wondrous place, and to this backdrop, she adds a cast of animals and magical forest creatures who are full of their own concerns, joys, and feelings. My kids often plead for 'just one more season' before bed." The Strategist / New York Magazine

"I love this book fiercely. . . . It is such a magnificent book, and I hope we get to read even more one day about this character and her world." 7 Impossible Things Before Breakfast

"The heart of this story is a simplistic, community-oriented life, filled with little adages for everyday life and living. People of all ages will find this book charming and heart-warming." Yakima Herald

"Little Witch Hazel . . . will strike a chord with readers of all ages." CM: Canadian Review of Materials

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