A Very Witchy Spelling Bee (Hardcover)

A Very Witchy Spelling Bee By George Shannon, Mark Fearing (Illustrator) Cover Image
By George Shannon, Mark Fearing (Illustrator)
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Description


Cordelia loves to spell in every way: studying spelling and practicing spells. She especially likes to double spell, turning her C-A-T into a new C-O-A-T by zapping it with the letter O. So when she sees a sign for the Witches' Double Spelling Bee, she knows it's meant just for her. Cordelia is determined to W-I-N—but so is the thirteen-time champion Beulah Divine, age two hundred and three. Has Cordelia studied and practiced enough to outspell the most fiendish witch at the bee?

About the Author


George Shannon is a popular storyteller and former children's librarian whose many notable picture books include Tomorrow's Alphabet, Lizard's Guest, and White Is for Blueberry. Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!, illustrated by Laura Dronzek, was named a Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book. George Shannon lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington.



Mark Fearing began his career as a graphic designer and art director before moving into children's book illustration. He lives with his family in Oregon. http://www.markfearing.com/

Praise For…


"Shannon has used clever wordplay and created a downright fun language game. . . Classroom spelling bees will never be the same once young readers get their hands on this title."
School Library Journal

"Shannon and Fearing combine their considerable talents to create a most bewitching tale of self-confidence and perseverance."
Kirkus

"Spelling truly is magic in Shannon's easygoing story about a purple-haired witch named Cordelia who loves spelling words and casting spells."
Publishers Weekly

"It's difficult to make a subject like spelling memorable, but Shannon's text engagingly demonstrates the relationship between words while Fearing's pencil and digital illustrations lend a Saturday-morning-cartoon quality to the characters and the comedic spell-casting action."
The Horn Book Magazine

“Shannon and Fearing turn a spelling lesson into magic.”
USA Today

Product Details
ISBN: 9780152066963
ISBN-10: 0152066969
Publisher: Clarion Books
Publication Date: July 30th, 2013
Pages: 32
Language: English