A Matter-of-Fact Magic Book: The Wednesday Witch - A Matter-of-Fact Magic Book

Brief Description: The arrival of a witch who travels by magic vacuum cleaner is only the beginning of Mary Jane's strange adventures. Biographical Note: RUTH CHEW was born in Minneapolis and studied at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, D. C. Working as a fashion artist, she started writing stories about witches for the youngest of her five children. The first of these, "The Wednesday Witch, " was a big hit, and her new career was born. Ruth Chew went on to write twenty-nine tales of magic and fantasy that have enchanted generations of readers. Marc Notes: A Stepping Stone Book.; Originally published: New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1969.; The arrival of a witch who travels by magic vacuum cleaner is only the beginning of Mary Jane's strange adventures. Publisher Marketing: Read the adventure that started it all Ruth Chew s very first story! A Wednesday Witch s magic is best on Wednesdays. On that day, she goes looking for trouble! And one Wednesday, Mary Jane hears a knock on her front door. A mysterious old lady with a skinny black cat has come to visit. It must be a witch! But what mischief is she up to? For decades, Ruth Chew s classic chapter books full of everyday magic have enchanted early readers. Now that they are in print again, a new generation can fall under her spell and fall in love with reading."