Q: book about witch with faulty broom?

Alan Campbell

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Nov 12, 1996, 3:00:00 AM11/12/96

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Hi,

A freind in Paris asked me if I rmemebered a book (or some books) for
children, featuring a witch with faulty broom? Apparently it refuses
to fly sometimes, dumbs her off, etc. Anyone know the name and author
for any such?

My news server is a bit flaky, so would appreciate any response by
mail as well as to group...

Ta....
Yours,

Alan Campbell
Brighton, UK

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m...@dragontree.com

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Nov 13, 1996, 3:00:00 AM11/13/96

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One of Pratchett's Discworld series had that happen, tho it was just
part of a long novel for all ages.

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Sterling T. Hada

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Nov 14, 1996, 3:00:00 AM11/14/96

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In article <56aebl$o...@news.mistral.co.uk>, al...@mistral.co.uk (Alan
Campbell) wrote:

> A freind in Paris asked me if I rmemebered a book (or some books) for
> children, featuring a witch with faulty broom? Apparently it refuses
> to fly sometimes, dumbs her off, etc. Anyone know the name and author
> for any such?

Alan:

There are probably a number of books fitting this description. The one
that I know is "The Witches Broom," (fitting title), by Chris Van
Allsburg.

Sterling

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F. Stevenson

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Nov 14, 1996, 3:00:00 AM11/14/96

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Have you thought of The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart? The central
character is an unwilling witch in training with a feisty broomstick...

Fiona

In article <328ABB...@dragontree.com>, m...@dragontree.com wrote:

> Alan Campbell wrote:
> >
> > Hi,

> >
> > A freind in Paris asked me if I rmemebered a book (or some books) for
> > children, featuring a witch with faulty broom? Apparently it refuses
> > to fly sometimes, dumbs her off, etc. Anyone know the name and author
> > for any such?
> >

Tara

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Nov 19, 1996, 3:00:00 AM11/19/96

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In article <hada-1311961608280001@news>

ha...@tcsi.com (Sterling T. Hada) writes:

>In article <56aebl$o...@news.mistral.co.uk>, al...@mistral.co.uk (Alan
>Campbell) wrote:

>> A freind in Paris asked me if I rmemebered a book (or some books) for
>> children, featuring a witch with faulty broom? Apparently it refuses
>> to fly sometimes, dumbs her off, etc. Anyone know the name and author
>> for any such?

>There are probably a number of books fitting this description. The one
>that I know is "The Witches Broom," (fitting title), by Chris Van
>Allsburg.

Another possibility is the books by Ruth Chew. She has written a
considerable number of humorous books for children. Several of them
involve witches. One title is the "The Wednesday Witch" (or something
similar) but this might not be the one you are looking for. I have
seen Ruth Chew's books in paperback editions.

Tara

Peter Davis

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Dec 5, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/5/96

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On Tue, 12 Nov 1996 18:05:02 GMT, Alan Campbell <al...@mistral.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,

>
> A freind in Paris asked me if I rmemebered a book (or some books) for
> children, featuring a witch with faulty broom? Apparently it refuses
> to fly sometimes, dumbs her off, etc. Anyone know the name and author
> for any such?
>

> My news server is a bit flaky, so would appreciate any response by
> mail as well as to group...

There is a Chris Van Allsburg book about a broom which is abandoned by
a witch after it dumps her on the ground. The broom is adopted by a
local woman. I believe it's called "The Witch's Broom" or something
equally obvious.

-pd

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Dec 5, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/5/96

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My daughter has a Scholastic book by Ruth Chew entitled "Witch's Broom".
Jenna