Witchgirls and Malachi the bee?
Makkurokurosuke
on a hill above the town lived one or maybe two old witches.. and a
girl-child one. Her best friend was.. I think? another girl, one who
lived in the town. They had a series of (partly illicit? forbidden use
of the elder witch's magic?) adventures including visiting a sparkling
mermaid's cavern, and there was an infint mermaid named Bebe or Baybay...
also, the little witch may have had an infant relative in tow... er..
drat! I think it was a stand-alone novel, not a series. Also, the girls
built up stories about their champion, I think? supposedly.. Malachi, the
name they bestowed upon a bumblebee. I recall them, I believe, one day
being in town with the human girl and staying in singing 'How much is
that doggie in the window'.. Oh, now that this has entered my head, I'll
never be happy till I find it! Can any help?
- RMM
Joanna Ambridge
in a diary format. I have "Think About It You Might Learn Something"by
Supraner. Thanks
P HOLM63
Scholastic in grade school! - It's called "The Witch Family,", by Eleanor
Estes, and illustrated by Edward Ardizzone - you may know the Moffat
family books, written by her as well, and Ardizzone is a very famous
illustrator.
Oh Malachi, Malachi, you are the magic bumblebee! I'd send you my copy,
but I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to find another - I don't recall coming
across it at any book sales I've been to, but your library might have it.
My copy was published by Harcourt Brace & World (pb), 1960, Library of
Congress # - 60-11250 - Hope you can find it! - regards - Rina at P
HOL...@aol.com
Derek Janssen
My two favorites:
DEAR MR. HENSHAW by Beverly Cleary
CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY by Karen Cushman
(The first won a Newberry Medal; the second only won an Honor, so the
committe gave it to "Midwife's Apprentice" the next year to save
embarrassment--that'll teach 'em to show off!...)
Derek Janssen
djan...@ultranet.com
Tamzen Cannoy
(Makkurokurosuke) wrote:
That's _The Witch Family_ by Elanor (Elinor?) Estes. I too loved it and
bought a copy when it was reprinted not too long ago. I don't know if it's
still in print or not but it shouldn't be too hard to find.
Tamzen Cannoy
President, World Benders, Inc.
Jesse Martin
> I remember a juvenile novel I LOVED, but the details are unclear. High
> on a hill above the town lived one or maybe two old witches.. and a
> girl-child one. Her best friend was.. I think? another girl, one who
> lived in the town. They had a series of (partly illicit? forbidden use
> of the elder witch's magic?) adventures including visiting a sparkling
> mermaid's cavern, and there was an infint mermaid named Bebe or Baybay...
> also, the little witch may have had an infant relative in tow... er..
> drat! I think it was a stand-alone novel, not a series. Also, the girls
> built up stories about their champion, I think? supposedly.. Malachi, the
> name they bestowed upon a bumblebee. I recall them, I believe, one day
> being in town with the human girl and staying in singing 'How much is
> that doggie in the window'.. Oh, now that this has entered my head, I'll
> never be happy till I find it! Can any help?
>
> - RMM
I have of copy of Este's The Witch Family. It's Ex-library with a dust
jacket. If you want it, I'll mail it to you 6.00 postage included. Let me
know. Beci
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is this what i'm supposed to do?
Harold Roe
Joanna Ambridge <ambr...@bcpl.lib.md.us> wrote:
>Can any one think of a fiction book for 4th grade readers that is done
>in a diary format. I have "Think About It You Might Learn Something"by
>Supraner. Thanks
There is also P.L. Travers' (yes, the same one) "I Go by Sea, I Go by
Land", which is the diary of a young English girl sent to Canada for
safety in the evacuation of children from Britain during WWII. I
love this book. Don't know if it's still in print, mine is a Puffin,
bought in England in 1974.
Deborah
Kenneth Fox
>Can any one think of a fiction book for 4th grade readers that is done
>in a diary format. I have "Think About It You Might Learn Something"by
>Supraner. Thanks
Are you there god it's me Margaret, by judy blume is kinda like a
diary format? There's another book called Absolutely Normal Chaos and
i forgot who wrote it but it's suppossed to be a summer journal
project that the girl doesn't want her teacher to read.
Jek
Tara
Gathering of Days" by Joan W. Blos. It won the Newbery Medal in 1980.
It is for a slightly older reader than the fourth grade. It is about
a fourteen year old girl living in rural New Hampshire in the early 1830s.
Regards,
T
P HOLM63
told in first person by the doll herself; by Rachel Field, and I believe
is out in a reprint pb
Mariann Davis
_A Gathering of Days_ (author, Blos?)
About a 19th century New England farm girl who's lost her
mother, her dad remarries, she encounters a runaway slave,
she grows up, etc.
Also a Newbery winner.
.................................................................
: Mariann Davis Egg Harbor, NJ :
: mari...@acy.digex.net (Pine Barrens country) :
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Ron Good
>
>Can any one think of a fiction book for 4th grade readers that is done
>in a diary format. I have "Think About It You Might Learn Something"by
>Supraner. Thanks
there was a great book I found called "Catherine, Called Birdy".. the diary of
a 12-13 year old girl in medieval england... it was hilarious and very
realistic historical fiction for kids.. it has recieved rave reviews from the
kids I have reccomended it too :)
Meaghan Walker
Ron Good
>
>Joanna Ambridge wrote:
>>
>> Can any one think of a fiction book for 4th grade readers that is done
>> in a diary format. I have "Think About It You Might Learn Something"by
>> Supraner. Thanks
>
>
>My two favorites:
>DEAR MR. HENSHAW by Beverly Cleary
>CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY by Karen Cushman
>
>(The first won a Newberry Medal; the second only won an Honor, so the
>committe gave it to "Midwife's Apprentice" the next year to save
>embarrassment--that'll teach 'em to show off!...)
>
>Derek Janssen
>djan...@ultranet.com
HI, I just posted the same reccomendation.. re catherine called birdy
when I was working in the bookstore I told the manager to order it in, and
against his better judgement he did... it has sold out every time it has come
into stock :)
Glad to see it is gaining popularity :)
Meaghan Walker
Dawn Draheim
>
>I remember a juvenile novel I LOVED, but the details are unclear. High
>on a hill above the town lived one or maybe two old witches.. and a
>girl-child one. Her best friend was.. I think? another girl, one who
>lived in the town. They had a series of (partly illicit? forbidden use
>of the elder witch's magic?) adventures including visiting a sparkling
>mermaid's cavern, and there was an infint mermaid named Bebe or Baybay...
>also, the little witch may have had an infant relative in tow... er..
>drat! I think it was a stand-alone novel, not a series. Also, the girls
>built up stories about their champion, I think? supposedly.. Malachi, the
>name they bestowed upon a bumblebee. I recall them, I believe, one day
>being in town with the human girl and staying in singing 'How much is
>that doggie in the window'.. Oh, now that this has entered my head, I'll
>never be happy till I find it! Can any help?
I'm pretty sure that you're looking for "The Witch Family" by Eleanor Estes.
It's still in print, I think, or it was recently because I just bought a new
copy within the last year or so.
There were two ordinary girls, Amy and Clarissa, that would tell stories to
each other about Old Witch who had to live on top of a barren glass hill
because she was so wicked. The only time she was allowed to leave it was on
Halloween. They wrote a letter to Old Witch telling her to sing a spell
when she woke up and then she'd get some company. She did, and it summoned
a Little Witch Girl (who was the same age as Amy and Clarissa). There was
a bumblebee named Malachi, a baby witch named BeeBee, a baby mermaid named
Babay that lived in a cavern inside the glass mountain with her sister, Lurie.
Does this sound familiar? If so, look for "The Witch Family" and enjoy!! :)
Dawn Draheim
daw...@metronet.com
Deidre A. Johnson
LETTERS FROM RIFKA is a series of letters from a Russian
emigrant to her friend--not quite diary, but similar. It's been
used with 4th graders. For a read-aloud, Fitzhugh's HARRIET
THE SPY is a classic about a little girl who writes in her
journal about everything she sees. I've missed the beginning
of this thread, but someone's undoubtedly mentioned Cleary's
Newbery-winning DEAR MR. HENSHAW, which shifts from letters
to a journal and chronicles a boy's growing ability to cope
with his parents' divorce and his new life.
I think -- but could be misremembering -- that one of Alice
Reynolds Naylor's --oops, that should be PHYLLIS Reynolds
Naylor's first books in the ALICE series (THE AGONY OF ALICE?)
shows Alice keeping a journal or list of her likes and dislikes.
StanceM
comes over on the Mayflower and is perfect for 4th graders. I believe it
is still in print.
I also love Clapp's Jane-Emily!
Constance
StanceM
form: Jane Hope by Elizabeth Janet Gray. This novel is set in North
Carolina just prior to the Civil War and is outstanding!
Gray was a Newbery winner for her novel Adam of the Road and some may know
that she was asked to go to Japan to be the governess of the current
Emperor of Japan when he was young.
Constance Martin
letseat...@gmail.com
On Wednesday, April 3, 1996 at 4:00:00 AM UTC-4, Makkurokurosuke wrote:
> I remember a juvenile novel I LOVED, but the details are unclear. High
> on a hill above the town lived one or maybe two old witches.. and a
> girl-child one. Her best friend was.. I think? another girl, one who
> lived in the town. They had a series of (partly illicit? forbidden use
> of the elder witch's magic?) adventures including visiting a sparkling
> mermaid's cavern, and there was an infint mermaid named Bebe or Baybay...
> also, the little witch may have had an infant relative in tow... er..
> drat! I think it was a stand-alone novel, not a series. Also, the girls
> built up stories about their champion, I think? supposedly.. Malachi, the
> name they bestowed upon a bumblebee. I recall them, I believe, one day
> being in town with the human girl and staying in singing 'How much is
> that doggie in the window'.. Oh, now that this has entered my head, I'll
> never be happy till I find it! Can any help?
>