The metrical rhyme and goofy suspense aren't groundbreaking, but readers will likely find it refreshing to see a witch playing against type. Parents need to know that Room on the Broom is the BBCs animated adaptation of a popular British picture book by author Julia Donaldson. In Scheffler's comical panels and insets, the witch has a warty nose and lace-up boots, but wears a pleasant smile Donaldson puts a spooky/silly spin on the folktale format. Donaldson and Scheffler, previously paired for The Gruffalo, emphasize the airborne animals' contentment and evoke sympathy for the broom's driver. When threatened by a dragon, the loyal animals form a "Brementown Musicians" chimera whose "terrible voice,/ when it started to speak,/ was a yowl and a growl/ and a croak and a shriek." The witch repays them by conjuring a cushier vehicle. Featuring the voices of David Tennant as The Highway Rat, Rob Brydon as. The three riders soon welcome a green parrot (who finds the witch's lost hair ribbon) and a frog (who rescues her wand from the bottom of a pond). Room on the Broom, Stick Man and most recently, Roald Dahls Revolting Rhymes. At first, a striped cat accompanies the cheerful sorceress: "How the cat purred/ and how the witch grinned,/ As they sat on their broomstick/ and flew through the wind." Next, a spotted dog retrieves the witch's flyaway black hat and asks to come aboard. In this lightweight, witty story, helpful animals find "room on the broom" of a generous witch.
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