This Year, a Witch!

In this picture book offering a twist on the trick-or-treat trope, a feisty little girl has had enough of her parents picking cutesy Halloween costumes for her—this year, a witch!

A little girl has been every adorable thing you can imagine for Halloween, and she is done with being cuddly, sweet, and precious. This year, she’s rebelling big-time and going for a totally different vibe: the spookiest thing out there. She’s going to be…a witch!

With only a little help from Dad, she works hard on her witchy locks, brew, spells and enchantments, and power to petrify. But what happens when what she sees in the mirror is so spooky, she scares even herself? Nothing that an understanding dad—and maybe a quick restorative nap—can’t handle.

Zoey Abbott is the author of Banana; Clementine and the Lion; I Do Not Like Yolanda; finalist for the Oregon Book Award, Pig and Horse and the Something Scary; and This Year, a Witch!. She lives in Oregon with her family and their dog, Carrots.