Earwig and the Witch

In this enchanting introduction to Diana Wynne Joness magical and funny work Earwig is a fearless young orphan. When she finds herself in a house of dark magic she does whatever she can to adaptespecially if it means that shell learn a little magic herself! A young middle grade novel by World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievementwinner Diana Wynne Jones beautifully illustrated in black and white by Caldecott Medalist Paul O. Zelinsky. Not every orphan would love living at St. Morwalds Home for Children but Earwig does. She gets whatever she wants whenever she wants it and its been that way since she was dropped on the orphanage doorstep as a baby. But all that changes the day Bella Yaga and the Mandrake come to St. Morwalds disguised as foster parents. Earwig is whisked off to their mysterious house full of invisible rooms potions and spell books with magic around every corner. Most children would run in terror from a house like that . . . but not Earwig. Using her own clevernesswith a lot of help from a talking catshe decides to show the witch whos boss.