The Witches

Witches is a wonderful book! It's about a Grandmother and her Grandson.They go to a hotel but they don't know what their in for.The leaders of all the Witches in England is staying there! One day the boy wen't into a meating room to train his pet mice, but he thuoght that the people who were comming in were nice people but they were witches!They were talking about a formula that would wipe out all the kids in England. I like this book because it's funny and the author let his imagation run wild. I think the theam of the book is that nothings impossible.

"A real witch is wasily the most dangerous of all living creatures. "But, if real witches disguise themselves rather than flying around on broomsticks in pointed hats, how can you tell when you meet one?
Roald Dahl's book The Witches was a wild tale about a boy and his grandma and witches that send them on an adventure. The story starts with the boy living with his parents in England. During Christmas, he travels to Norway to live with his grandma. One day the boy and his parents get into a car crash and his parents do not survive. Based on their wishes, the boy goes to live with his grandma. It's here where the boy encounters his first witch. These witches were not "normal" as we know them; they wore wigs, have no toes, and their eyes are different than a normal woman. These witches also hate children. When the boy and his grandma decide to take a trip, they encounter these witches at a convention in the same hotel they are staying. The boy hides out in one of their meetings and soon learns that they are all here turn the children of England into mice. The boy hears the plan and the recipe of the poison. Before he could sneak out, the witches catch him and they try out their poison on him. The boy sure enough turns into a mouse. The boy and his grandma have an adventure ahead of them to try and stop these witches from turning all the children into mice.

Dahl sets the stage very well in this book because he puts the reader right in the middle of the action. This book is set in 20th century England so Dahl uses dialogue between the boy and his grandma that pertains to this era. He is very descriptive with his language and paints a vived picture in the minds of his readers.

This books falls into the fantasy genre because it contains magic from the poison and the witches that create it. This story could never happen but it is a good book for children to use their imagination and expand their creativity. This book might be a bit scary for some younger children, but for the most part it is a fun book that can further children's thinking.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book because Dahl gives us a fun story about very interesting characters. Dahl provides an opportunity for children to learn a little about the past through a young boy's adventure because Dahl brings his readers into the action. Even though this story is fictional, it provides a different aspect for children to read. Personally, i love to read about witches and other fictional characters because it provides insight and learning in another aspect than our own. This makes children able to predict and think critically about what might happen and what actually does happen; It provides a chance for creativity.

*Mentioned on his official website, Dahl bases the grandmother character in his own mother.
Dahl also wrote most all of his books in a small hut that was behind his house.

This was my fav out of his books. Just re-read it to a bunch of kids and we all loved it.

Scary level: fine for most kids older than 6
Reading level: most children older than 8
Family book: yes, can be read together as a family
Better than film: yes (although the film was really good too)

The book I am reviewing is The Witches by Roald Dahl. I think this book should get five stars because I think it's great. This book is about the boy that gets turned into a mouse and what he did as a mouse. A problem that occurs in this story is that the boy gets turned into a mouse by evil witches. This book teaches you to follow directions and to listen to what someone says. I'd recommend this book to a friend. Other books by this author are Matilda and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory.

Emerson, NJ; fifth grade student

I would give The Witches by Roald Dahl 4 stars because I did not like how at the end it was a mystery and the boy had NO name.

The Witches is about a boy his parents died and now he only has his grandmother. The boy and his grandmother went to stay in Hotel magnificent. When something really strange happens. What will go wrong when the boy trys to train his 2 pet mice William and marry? Can the boy and the grandmother get REVENGE?

One night a little boy listens to his grandmother's story about witches. "Witches are all around you",she says. "Witches are bald but they where wigs, they have no toes, and they always wear gloves to conceal their filthy claws". When this boy goes to a fancy hotel with his grandmother, he gets stuck in a room with them while they are having a secret meeting about turning children into mice! He hides as long as he can but the witches' extremely sensative noses sniff him out!
Sensational writing style! Dahl's best book yet!

as i am a very big fan of Roald dahl, i read almost all books from Roald Dahl like Chalie and the chocolate factory, The BFG,Fantastic Mr Fox, Marvellous Medicine,Esio trot etc.. i think roald's book is much better than the book comes nowadays, because he writes the story very interestingly, he makes up the new words (you can see it from "The BFG") and the word,the sentence which he selects makes me read more and more and finally made me finishing his book. His stories are VERY INTERESTING, as you keep on reading, so if you are reading roald dahl's book for first time then i suggest Charlie and the chocolate factory.. anyways i liked this book so much because this book have shown the different side of the witch.

I just finished reading the book "The Witches." I really liked this book because it was interesting to hear about how a boy would turn into a mouse by witches because the witches hated kids. My favorite part of the book is when the little kid finally gets revenge and pours the mouse maker into her and her subordinates soup and they turn into mice. This book was a really different kind of book. I didn't want to stop reading it and at the end was the best part. Then it ends. I think you should read this! Its a GREAT book!

I think this book is a great book. I like this book because I think it is very interesting. The author or this book is Roald Dahl. I have read other books by this author. And I think the other books by this author are also very interesting. My favorite part of the story is when the boy was swinging around the kitchen with his tail. It was exciting because you don't know if you will get caught swinging around. There are many cooks around the kitchen with knives. They could spot a mouse easily. The genre of this book is fiction and fantasy. I recommand this book to a person who likes fantasy books or fiction.

I enjoyed this book because I never once wanted to put it down. I also enjoyed this book because it had a lot of humorous parts. My favorite character was the grandmother because she was very smart and brave. Also because she was very humorous . The best part of the book was when the grandson went into the witches room to get the potion. It was the best part because it was very intense because I did not know if he would make it. The ending of the book was surprising because you finally find out what happens to the grandson.

The Witches
The reason why I choose this book is because it was one of the best books I have read.This book is about a Grand High Witch trying to turn all of the children in England into mice.My favorite character was The Grand High Witch.The reason why she is my favorite charcter is because how mean she was. I think if it wasn't for the Grand High Witch the story would have not been as good.My favorite part of the book was when the witches were all in one room and they were taking all of their wigs and things off.

The book that I am reviewing is The Witches by Roald Dahl. It is about a boy and his parents who die, so he lives with his grandmother. In this book there are mean witches and they hate kids. They have some differences from regular humans. The boy hides when the Witches have a secret meeting and listens to their plan. He is turned into a mouse and at the end something happens to the Witches. I would recommend this book to someone who is at least nine years old. Read The Witches!

Emerson, NJ; fifth grade student

This story has three parts: the first - scary and gruesome, the second - funny, full of adventure and predictable, the third - warm, unexpected and full of promise and excitement.

What stays with me is the love between the grandson and the grandmother - they fully accept one another despite their differences and they enthusiastically enjoy life and each other.

The ending is left open for the imagination - not taken to a close like so much these days where nothing is left to ponder upon.

I highly recommend The Witches to the young and old alike. It is a masterpiece of a book because it is sowed with layers of humor and philosophical seeds that each age group will fin and positively grown from. I've realized how Roald Dahl's writings have positively affected me after going over his works a decade after I read them for the first time in 5th grade.
The Witches is about a child and his grandmother who has had an encounter with witches and thus explains to her grandson how to avoid these women (who look just like ordinary women but have blue spit, no toes, wear gloves to hide their claws and itchy wigs to hide their bald heads). Because of Grandma's sickness, the two go to stay in a hotel on the coast of England where it just so turns out that hundreds of these child-despising witches are holding their national conference to announce the plan to wipe out the existence of "dog dropping" smelling children by turning them into mice! The adventurous outcome, which I won't reveal, is very humorous and unexpected.
The plot is both attractive and fascinating because it is out of this Disney perfect world. Because of this I think kids get the feeling like they've got their hands on something really hot and this gives them a lot of excitement and sparks their imagination. They're used to hearing about how witches get crushed under houses from Kansas and how terrible it is to smoke. And then they come across this book in which witches get away with hating kids and Grandma often offers her grandson a hit off her cigar. They're used to reading books written by authors who write very dryly and with vocabulary words that one may find on a college entrance exam. But Roald Dahl writes in a language that is enlivened by hilarious tongue-twisting and silly vulgar words, and most importantly, it is a language understandable by (but not limited to) children.
For those parents who may have doubts in Roald Dahl because some of his books were banned by anal, unhappy, conservative, old librarians, from personal experience I'd like to say that his books will not only have a positive impact on the fortunate read, but that there is even a glowing difference between Dahl-readers and non-Dahl readers. I can't stress the importance of having a child, (or you as well if you haven't already) read Dahl books. Because of Dahl's creative language, imaginative and ironic plot, his books work like magical fertilizer that kids are nourished by. Once a child has experienced a Roald Dahl book his/her mind begins to open up and bloom, it's inspired to invent, create and accept all but to believe all with a grain of salt. They will become aware and be more likely to appreciate the multicolored reality of a world in which we live in and where everything and anything is possible. I can't think of more positive values for a child to grow on. If you don't understand what good an open-mind and imagination do, let me tell you that most vile acts that take place in this world are caused by narrow-minded people who's imagination was never inspired to look beyond their own desires and who, most likely and unfortunately, were deprived of Roald Dahl as a child.

Dahl delivers again with the story that will capture your imagination within the first chapter. He effectively creates a fantastic, yet believable world in which your discomfort compels you to read on. Dahl's description of witches and their perception of children is just plain disturbing, but in a good way!

The reason for four stars is that I thought the ending was a bit rushed. He should either have dropped that one plot element he introduced at the very end, or explored it a bit further. Given that he introduced it so late in the book, it felt awkward. Some would say he intimated at the beginning of the book and that perhaps would be a fair rebuttal.

The boy in the story doesn't have a name. In the begining the boy's parents parents get into a car accident. So the boy goes to his grandma's house . At his grandma's, his grandma tells him storys of witches and how to identify them. First for witches they spit blue saliva, weird if u ask me. They also don't have any toes, so seams like they wouldn't be able to walk. Their eyes have swirls in pupils. On their hands they have gloves on because they have claws. Witches don't have any hair, so they wear first class wigs. Witches nostrils are big and can smell antyhing. Because of the boys' dads' will, the boy and his grandma have to move to england. His grandma gets pneumania and she needs to take it easy. They check into a boring hotel. At the hotel, the boy got some white mice,and got in trouble with them. The mice have to stay in a cage and he couldn't train them to do tricks any more. So he went searching for where to train them and found the ball room. it was empty and it was reserved later, but that didn't matter. He walked in and went into a hidden place. Once people came in, he realized they were all witches. What will he do now? The boy knew that witches don't like children. He feared that he would be found. Would he be? If they found him what would they do to him? Will they kill him? Read to find out

Some important charactors in this story are The Boy, his Grandma, and the Grand High Witch.The Boy is the main charactor in the story. His Grandma is raising him and helps come up with the plan. The Grand High Witch is the main bad charactor in the story.I would recommend this book ti people who like to read about the dark side of life.

I was fortunate enough to become involved in a local church's Shoebox Project. Volunteers assemble shoeboxes to be given by social workers to children being taken out of their homes. Included are necessities like toothbrushes, packs of cards, pencils, etc. I did a fundraiser to buy books as well, and then came the hard part, choosing books which would appeal to every child under the worst kind of stress.

I picked The Witches for the upper elementary group. It's funny, exciting, and scary.

Another Roald Dahl classic that I read as a child and now have shared with my 8 year old stepson (who can't wait to read the next one).
This is again more of a scary story adventure style childrens novel (about witches who turn children into mice and into hotdogs so their parents will eat them.
The story is of course illustrated with both adult and childish humor (its obviously meant to be shared).
Read this one with your kids, even the five year old one would come to listen. (that might be because of the voices I used)

My daugher will be 8 in a couple of months, and she got this book for Christmas. Once she finished reading it, she declared, "This is THE BEST book I have ever read!" She laughed out loud a lot while reading The Witches and has instructed everyone in the family on how to detect a witch.

One drawback to this book is that she now firmly believes she should stop bathing.

We love Roald Dahl's books and I'm sure will add more to our collection as time goes on.

The Witches
By:Roald Dahl,
Reviewed by:K.L
period 3
This book is about witches terrorizing children. When the main character's parents died, in a car accident, he had to live with his grandma in Norway. The book doesn't tell you the main character's name, because he's telling the story. When he was living with his grandma, his grandma told him scary stories about witches. The boy never believed it at first, until he saw it himself. Later on the boy finds out where the all the witches met. And he over hears what their secret plan, about how they were going to get rid of annoying children. The boy sucessfully ruined their plans, but because of that he was turned into a mouse.
I liked the book because, it was an adventurous and exciting tale. I'm a fan of scary stories, so the tales about witches interested me. I liked the author's creative imagination. He made up how witches looked like, and how to avoid them."A witch has a bald head, not even a single strand of hair can grow on it." "If you pay attention to the hands you can see that they always wear gloves."
I don't like the book because it had a poorly drawn illustration. It looks like a child drew it. Another reason was because the story wasn't very interesting until the climax. Not even the rising action appealed to me.
My favorite part was when the main character was trying to prevent the witches' plans from suceeding. There was so much action and tension, i couldn't stop reading...

The Witches has funny situations and an amazing and adventurous plot. It is about witches that hate children so much that they will work terrifying spells to get rid of them. The main character, a nine-year old boy, and his grandmother must figure out how to destroy the Grand High Witch and all of the other witches. His plan is almost foiled when he is turned into a mouse. Now the challenge is to overcome his difficulty and try his hardest to defeat the witches.
- E.C.P.

This book is undoubtedly Roald Dahl's best. It shines above the rest. It is so great i read it again and again. It gives you the real facts about witches and what they are really like. It follows a boy who has an encounter with witches. It is a story which will be used again and again. If you buy this you will never stop reading because you want to know what happens next. It is exiting as the boy tries to save every child in England into a mouse. To have a laugh and need something to settle the Kids down buy it!!!

SPOILER ALERT

I thought The Witches, by Roald Dahl was cool. I think this because it was a great story .

Things I like about the book are: 1.that the witches got trend into a mouse
2.that the boy spilled the mouse maker into their soup
3.that the little boy made it

Things I didn’t like about the book are: 1.that the boy got turned into a mouse
2 that the little boy tile got chop off
3.that they turned the boy's friend into a mouse

At first I thought I wasn't going to like this book.That's what I think about alot of books because I really don't like to read. My teacher started reading it at school and she made it so interesting with all of the very interesting and exciting voices. This book is about a boy and his grandmother who try to kill all of the witches in England. My favorite part was when the little boy was stuck in the theater with the witches. I liked the ending because it was very interesting; the lifestyle ,that is, of the little boy.

"The Witches" is an incredible novel that opens up people's imaginations. This book makes you travel into an extremely magical world where witches really exist! It is a brilliant and fascinating novel that grabs your attention from page 1!
The adventure begins when this eight-year-old boy moves to live in with his grandmother in Norway because his parents were killed in a horrifying car accident. The little boy had always had a very close relationship with his grandmother, and now that they were living together they grew even closer to each other. Every night, the eight-year-old boy and his grandmother would sit in front of the fireplace where the boy's grandmother would always narrate incredible stories. One night the boy's grandmother decided to tell the little boy the truth about real witches! Now, real witches don't wear silly black hats and fly on broomsticks. Real witches wear disguises! They do not have any hair, instead they wear wigs. They do not have toes either, but they hide their feet in their shoes. They also have weird looking nostrils. All of these witches are followers of the Grand High Witch, who is supreme authority. This Grand High Witch meets with all of the witches of the world by making meetings with all of the witches in every country once a year. In these meetings, the Grand High Witch gives the witches of the country she visits new ideas in which they can destroy every child in their country! These meetings were usually held in hotels and were disguised as charity projects. Of coarse, the eight-year-old boy was shocked when he heard this. Who wouldn't be?
Well, any ways the real heart stopping adventure begins when the little boy and his grandmother decide to take a vacation to Bournemouth, England and they stayed at Hotel Magnificent. The eight-year-old boy and his grandmother were planning on having a great time in this vacation, but unfortunately this was impossible! Since they were unaware that the annual meeting in which the Grand High Witch visits all the witches in England was going to take place on the same hotel they were staying at, they were bound to have an incredible surprise that would fill them with horror.
You don't want to miss this breath- taking story! It is a real page- turner filled with laughter and delight!

I loved this book because,its about Witches & Spells. Its a page-turner I just couldn't stop readin it.
I also liked the character the grandson because,he had alot of courage. Plus he was nice & loving to his grandmother.
The best part of the book was when all the witches ate their own potion. It was the best part because, the evil witches were getting changed into mice.
The ending of the book was enjoyable. I think the ending was just perfect for the story!

The book I am reviewing is the Witches by Roald Dahl. I think it deserves four stars. This book is about a boy that meets the Grand High Witch. A problem in his book is the boy turns into a mouse and there is no way to fix it. He makes a lot of friends during his adventurers. I'd recommend this book to others because there is a lot of adventures found in this book. Other books by Roald Dahl includes a lot of cool adventures as this one is.

Emerson, NJ; fifth grade

The Witches
By: Roald Dahl
Reviewed by: P. Tadiparthy
Period: 5
In the beginning of this book there is a little boy who loses his parents in a car accident when he is about 7 years old. Then he gets sent to his Grandma to live with her. After a couple of days his grandma receives a letter that is actually the little boy's dad's will paper. When she says that they have to move back to his old house he gets mad. He knows his grandma doesn't like to leave her house, but he still goes because he has no other choice. When they get to their new house the grandma tells the little boy all about witches. She tells him how to recognize them and what they are like. Then the little boy goes wandering in their hotel and he finds a room where a meeting is going on. When he looks in the room their are a whole bunch of women standing there. He seems interested so he crawls in and hides behind a wall. When the women come and lock the door the boy gets a little scared. He is afraid that they will find him. The ladies take of all of their things and to the little boy's surprise, all the women are witches. They are having their yearly meeting about how to get rid of nasty little children. Witches think kids smell like dog droppings and their main mission in life is to kill all kids. This year the grand kid made a potion to change all the kids into mice. The little boy gets found and the witches change him into a mouse. When he finally escapes, as a mouse, he goes to his grandma and tells her all about it. He can still talk because his body was only changed. His grandma gets all scared, but he calms her down. Then the little boy comes up with a plan to turn all the witches into mice. He goes in the witches room and gets a bottle of the potion. Then, he and his grandma go to the dining area. He scurries into the kitchen where the witches food is being made. He dumps all the potion in each and everyone's bowl. He gets caught, but luckily, he escapes to his grandma. They then watch as the witches eat their food and turn into mice. His grandma and him move back to their old house and decide to spend the rest of their lives looking for and killing witches with the potion.
I liked this book because it was very funny. One part that I found amusing was when the boy said, "Grandma, I want to be a mouse." I found this funny because they also mentioned that he wants to be a mouse so that he doesn't have to go to school and take tests. He just has to stay home. He also wants to be a mouse so that he can go anywhere and do anything whenever he wants.
Another part that I found funny was when all the witches turned into mice. They said, "What�s happening to me? AH!!!!!" This part was funny to me because all of the 89 witches turned into witches at the same time. When the witches turned into mice everyone started screaming in high pitch voices. They also ran around in circles like they were maniacs.
My favorite part of the book was when the mouse went in the witches room looking for the potion. I liked because it was very interesting. It told the reader that witches are smart. They don't hide something like that anywhere. Actually, she hid it under the mattress. She made a small hole and put them there. The mouse found it because his grandma told him everything about witches.

If you want a book that dosen't waste your time, that is actually interesting, and keeps you guessing, then i highly recommended The Witches by Ronald Dahl. He is one of my favorite writers of all times! Its a book with so many hooks you cant put it down, time flew when i read this! Great book for children, i laugh a lot in my head!

This book is a great novel about some fantasy creatures, who hate every thing about children, mostly there smell. The witches are try- ing to overpower the world of kids. But a boy takes on the challenge, it seems like he if very frighten of those beast! It seems like he wants to destroy them and there hideous bodies for all the scams they set up in are life to kill, we the kids. He goes to a famous hotel, where his grandma grew up, for summer vacation. His grandma gets him two mice, but the manager said he had to keep them in the cage. So he sneaks into a empty ball room down stairs, and plays with the animals behind a screen. But then all the witches held a meeting there, and he... read it to find out!

Do you know about real witches? I bet you think they have black hats and ride on broomsticks. Wrong! In this book you will hear about a little boy as he learns the differences between fairy tale witches and, real ones. Also this little boy overhears the witches as they talk about how to get rid of children. The grand high witch tells the other witches she has a formula to turn kids to mice. Delayed action mouse maker. Are all the kids in the world doomed to become mice?

The book I'm reviewing is The Witches by Roald Dahl. I think this book is a great book and it should get five stars. This book is about witches trying to make children turn into mice. A problem in the story is that the boy and his grandma are staying in the same hotel as the witches. Another problem in the story is that the boy got turned into a mouse. I would recommend this book to my friends and anyone who likes fantasy.

Emerson N.J.; 5th grade student

The book The Witches was a very good book. This book was about a little boy who found the secert meeting of the GRAND HIGH WITCH! my favorite character was the boy because he is very brave to stand up to all the witches like he did. my favorite part of the book was when all the witches turned to mice. I very much think u should read this it is a very good family book. I would tell you more of the book but i dont want to tell you the rest of the and ruin it for you.

Somehow,this got to the top of my list for good books. The grandma is so caring and keen, l found out that I love this book. People turninginto mice and witches killing children? Crazy fun! Definitely a children's book.

I love this book! I was at my cousin's house when she had book club, and having read this many times, I forgot how great it was! Luckily, I chose to read it again, and fell in love for the second time! With characters that only Roahld Dahl himself could come up with, this book is a find. An eccentric grandmother, a curious boy, and evil creatures, this book is masterpiece. One of my favorites in the Dahl collection, thank you to the author!!!!

I am reviewing The Witches by Roald Dahl. I would give this book 4 stars because its got lots of descriptive language and it is a well written story. This story is about a boy and his grandmother who defeat lots of scary witches. The boy listens behind a screen to what the witches are saying but after awhile the Grand High Witch finds him and turns him into a mouse. I would recommend this book to kids of any age because it is funny and scary.

I like the book Witches because it has adventure, trust and that's just what I like. I think 4-6 grade kids would like this book. The main characters are the boy,the Grand High Witch and the grandma. This story is based on a little boy and his grandma, that tells him about witch. Then the little boy sees the Grand High Witch and a bounch of oter witches. Then he turns into a animal it is a very interesting if you like the same kind of books I do.

I like the book Witches because it has adventure, trust and that's just what I like. I think 4-6 grade kids would like this book. The main characters are the boy,the Grand High Witch and the grandma. This story is based on a little boy and his grandma, that tells him about witch. Then the little boy sees the Grand High Witch and a bounch of oter witches. Then he turns into a animal it is a very interesting if you like the same kind of books I do.

While on vacation visiting his grandmother in Norway.A boy finds out, that he is going to be living with his grandmother for good.His parents were killed in a car crash.When the boy was at his grandmother's house, his grandmother tells him all about witches.The boy is turned into a mouse. Grandmamma helps the boy turn all the witches into mice.The chracter in this book are.The Grand High Witch, the boy, his Grandmamma,and his new friend Bruno. This is a good book, but I didn't like the picture very much.

Raed this book and find out what happens to a boy who lives in England whose parents die in a car crash! He had to tell lots of stories about witches. They have to move to England because that was where the little boy's parents want him to be raised. The grandma does not want to move to England. The boy faces many encounters with witches in this story. It is funny and scary.I am sure if you read this you will love it. It is good for kids to read.

I still say the movie does just a good a job as Dahl does in this version, if not better. The movie has some things the book needed (like better pacing, visuals), but the book has things that the movie needed (non-Disney-fied ending, tangents that Dahl is famous for). Fortunately, it's easy to enjoy both.

This book was a pleasant surprise to me. I had formed an opinion from somewhere that Roald Dahl wrote in more of a psychedelic style, like The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury, than this book was written. That kept me from looking further into any of his works until I picked up this book for a quick, season-appropriate read.

It turned out to be a really nice read that left me wanting to read more about the adventures of the boy (spoiler avoided) and his Grandmamma.

5 STARS, favorited

I read the book called "The Witches" by Roald Dahl. I'd say that this is one of the best books that I have ever read and that other people should share the experience I had too. I gave this book the full five star rating because it was hard for me to put it down. This is a somewhat rare thing for me due to the fact that I can't ever find a book that I qualify as a book worth reading. The book had a good plot - it kept you interested from the first page to the last. It was written so well that in the back of your mind you knew that this story could be true. This book starts out with a little boy living with his grandmother in Norway because his parents had recently died in a car crash. The grandmother starts telling the boy about witches to make him feel better and he is so intrigued that he won't let his grandmother stop talking. She starts telling him about what you can look for to see if some one is a witch. The grandmother tells him that there is a secret witch organization, run by the Grand High Witch. And witches have only one thing in mind, to get rid of all the kids in the world! One day the boy and his grandmother decide to go on a vacation to a wonderful hotel on the beach in England. While they are there the boy discovers that Witches are having a secret meeting there led by the Grand High Witch herself. He ends up inside the room along with all the witches in the meeting and he overhears a terrible plot to rid all of England from kids. The boy can't let this happen, but then he gets caught. To bad that this is all I'll say, but I guess you'll just have to read the book now, won't you.

The book I am reviewing is The Witches by Roald Dahl. I think this book deserves three stars. It is O.K. This book is about a boy whose parents die and he goes and lives with his grandma, who teaches him about witches. A problem in this story is he meets witches. The witches turned him into a mouse and he wants revenge. I would recommend this book to people who like Halloween a lot. Other books by this author are The BFG, James and The Giant Peach, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, and Danny Champion of The World.

Emerson N.J. Fifth grade student

The book I am reviewing is called The Witches by Roald Dahl. I give this book five stars. The book is about a boy who gets turned into a mouse. A problem that occurs is the kids grandmother gets pneumonia and they cannot continue their plans. I recommend this book to everyone. Other books by this author include Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, and Danny The Champion of The World.

Emerson N.J.; fifth grade student

These are some the reason why I think this book is great.The book had a lot of great character like grandmother the the little boy. This is how the book goes . His mother and father were kill in a car wreck . Then he had to go stay with is grandmother in England in hotel.They were there for a good period of time.Then one day his grandmother started to tell him about witches. Then couple of weeks later he meet his first witch.

I liked the book because it was interesting. I also liked the book because it was funny. I also liked the boy, he was very adventurous. He was NOT really that scared either. My favorite part of the book was when they ate the soup with the potion in it that was suppose to turn kids into mice but they did instead. At the end of the book the boy and the grandmother traveled around the world to change all the witches to mice.

This is a very good book. This book is about a boy and he meets the Grand High Witch. Her plan is to turn chidren into mice at their schools. But the boy makes a plan to turn the witches into mice. He gets caught while he is hearing the plan. So he gets turned into a mouse. This book is really funny, has a lot of discrpition, and diffrent ways of teaching you. To find out more your just going to have to read the book.

The book The WITCHES is a good book.It is about this boy and his Grandmma .The boy's Mom and Dad died so, he goes to live with his Grandmma. His Grandmma is a retired witchophile so she tells him all about witches.Also they go to Hotel Magnificent.There is a meeting there.But the boy does not know this.He hides behind the screen.Soon,The Witches find him ,and turn him into a mouse. This is a good book by Roald Daul By Lydia Roberts

This book is about a little boy whose parents died in a car accident, and he had to go live with his grandmother. His grandmother would tell him stories about witches and how to tell if someone was a witch. They take a vacation to England's best hotel, and there they meet some unexpected guests.Find out who they are by reading it. I really enjoyed this book because it is funny and magical.It kept my attention.

This book is about a little boy whose parents died in a car accident, and he had to go live with his grandmother. His grandmother would tell him stories about witches and how to tell if someone was a witch. They take a vacation to England's best hotel, and there they meet some unexpected guests.Find out who they are by reading it. I really enjoyed this book because it is funny and magical.It kept my attention.

This book is about a little boy whose parents died in a car accident, and he had to go live with his grandmother. His grandmother would tell him stories about witches and how to tell if someone was a witch. They take a vacation to England's best hotel, and there they meet some unexpected guests.Find out who they are by reading it. I really enjoyed this book because it is funny and magical.It kept my attention.

Forget everything you thought you know about witches. Roald Dahl's book, The Witches, is a fantastic tale of a young boy who comes to realize that the seemingly normal women of the R.S.P.C.C. (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) are in fact, plotting the destruction of every child in the world. The narrator discovers that hiding underneath their nice clothing and ordinary appearance is a bald head, blue teeth, a scary face and no toes. This is all too familiar for the narrator because his cigar smokinh grandmother has told him of these creepy characters before. As the seven year old narrator hides behind a shade, he hears the witches plot to turn every child into a mouse because witches hate children. To a witch a child smells like extremely foul. When his cover is blown, the witches turn him into a mouse. Dahl take you on his wild and dangerous hunt for an antidote to turn himself back into a little boy. Dahl's imagination and incredible ability to tell a story are what makes this book a fabulous tale. Dahl grabs you on the first page and doesn't let you go.

I enjoyed this book because the witches were funny. I liked how they got rid of the children. My favorite character was the grandson because he was very smart. He was very clever when he went into the kitchen and drop some stuff into the large pan.
The best part of the book was when the mice went up the cooks paint leg.The ending of the was surprising because I thought the grandson was going to change back into a human and live normal.

The Witches by Roald Dahl is a fantasy book about a boy and his grandma. So in the middle the grandma told the boy about witches. Also later in the story the boy met a witch.

One funny part was when the mouse ran in the cooks shoe and scared him.

It’s sad because the parents of Bruno didn’t know he was a mouse. The grand high witch is mean because she demands things.

The grand high witch is mean because she demands the other witches to get her stuff. In my opinion this book is WONDERFUL. I have to say that I absolutely LOVE this book. What do you think is going to happen next? You will love this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
--Chessy

You complain that this books bring stereotypes about your craft into the mind of the reader. Need I remind you that this is a children's book and children usually don't care for the craft or know about it either way to begin with. This is also a good thing that it scares them away from dabbling in that stuff, becuase they are too young to mess with those forces to begin with. And um HELLO? There have been stories of wicked witches forever and friggin' ever and unless a wiccan goes around wearing gloves and offering out candy bars then little kids won't be scared. OMG I just thought of something, that's discriminative to those little old ladies that wear gloves and offer out hard candies on the bus, let's all get together and revolt and nagg people's ears off. You guys take yourselves waaaay too seriously. I'm a christian and when someone stereotypes christians I don't care, because I'm secure with myself and me acting like i have mad hippy disease, will not repeat WILL NOT change their minds. So get over it and go ride a broom or something LOL. The lesson of this story: GET OVER YOURSELVES AND NO ONE CARES WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, BECAUSE IT WON'T BE NEARLY AS INTELLIGENT OR WITTY AS WHAT ROALD DAHL'S BOOKS SAY!

it is so much fun to read! with all the twists and turns of a petfect book. the reader need not be let down. with nice grownups, mean ones, witches, and children, this book is perfect for all ages! hilarious, and fast paced, Roald Dahl writes another amazing book.

A little boy and his grandmother go off to a hotel for the weekend. Come to find out his weekend turns into a tragic event when he runs into a group of witches. His life will never be the same. The little boy finds a evil plot to get rid of all the witches of England.

this book was adventured packed book. I absolutly loved this book. The only part I did not like this book was the middle. My attention started drifting away. The begining and the end was very good. I liked this book but The Twits is still my favorit book out of Rould Douhl's colection.

Roald Dahl brilliantly combines being kooky and spooky in this childhood tale of encountering bad witches! The book is fast paced, the detail is superb, it has funny moments, serious moments, and you root for all the witches to be caught and destroyed!

The Witches book was so amazing it never got stupid!

The boy in the book wants to not be caught by witches.
But,he gets turned into a mouse by the Formula-86 Mouse Maker potion.
So, he sneaks into the Grand High Witch's room and steals the mouse maker.
Then,he does something awesome

Witches is one of the best books I've ever read. The story is about a boy. In the beginning the boy's parents die so he has to stay with his grandmother. The grandmother starts telling him about witches. His grandmother starts to get very ill. When she was getting better , they decide to take a vacation at a hotel where he meets the Grand High witch. From there it's a very exciting and a suspenseful book.
My favorite part of this book was when he was caught by a witch. I thought that he was done. It was one of the most suspenseful parts of this book. In that part my heart was pumping so fast because it was that suspenseful.
This a great book for people who like exciting and heart pumping books. It's also great for little children to adults. It's also fun to read when the Grand High witch starts to talk with an accent.

Roald Dahl is the author of many enchanting books for young readers. Some of his best of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Matilda," and "The BFG." Although "The Witches" isn't his best work, it is a fun story about a seven year old boy who finds himself in a hotel full of witches and not jus any witches mind you but witches trying to turn children into mice. To save everyone, the boy has to get stop the witches and get ride of their formula that turns children into mice. A wonderful book to read.

'THE WITCHES' IS ABOUT A BOY WHO HAD A RUN-IN WITH REAL WITCHES!DAHL EXPLAINS HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WITCH AND A MORTAL WITH A SLIGHT HINT OF GROSSNESS.A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD,AN OLD,YET LIVELY GRANDMOTHER,84 WITCHES AND A SPOOKY GRAND HIGH WITCH ARE THROWN TOGETHER IN A RACE TO SAVE OR KILL ALL THE CHILDREN OF ENGLAND.WHO WILL WIN?IT UP TO YOU TO FIND OUT.JAMES WHITE-AGE 1

This story seemed to be less about wonder and more about how the author could play meta-jokes on children. There were bright spots to it, but it's not close to the first thing I would recommend to get a child interested in this author.

The Witches is about a boy's parents who died in a car accident so his grandma had to take care about him.
The grandma and him meet unplesant people.
They went toa hotel that is called Hotel Magnificent and a suprise happened to the boy and another boy named Bruno. They turned into rodents. The boy wanted to turn that witch into a mouse too.
Read more to find out.

The Witches is a scary story about the lives of real witches. The author is Roald Dahl. My favorite part is when the boy thinks of a plan to deal with the witches. (I wish I could tell you more details, but that would give away the story!) My least favorite part was when the witches turned the boy into a mouse. I would recommend this book to a kid who likes magic and taunting stories. I think anybody who reads this would like it.

I purchased this book for the purpose of reading it allowed to my daughter who is 5. Boy did we BOTH enjoy it. I found myself laughing out loud to many parts in this book, what a fun sense of humor! It read very quickly. It is interesting he (the author) uses his heritage of Norwegian parents and living in Wales. The book takes place between Norway and England. Even though I am not completely for making witches the vile things as he presented, his sense of humor made it a very worth while read. We really really enjoyed this book and will be looking for his other works.

In The Witches a boy and his grandmother go to England and run into a bad pack of witches. One day when he was in the hotel ballroom teaching his mice tricks, the door suddenly opened. He saw the Grand high witch and all the other witches of England walk in. He knew he had to hide. He was trapped, cornered until the annual meeting was over. He couldn’t believe he was hearing all the witches plans for getting rid of children. The thing that witches hated most were children and their nasty smells. At the end of the meeting a witch found him and carried him to the Grand high witch who turned him into a mouse. Miracles then happen. Even though he was a mouse, he could do things that people couldn’t. He and his grandmother started working to turn all witches into mice. To find out if their plan succeeds or fails you will have to read the book.

I recommend this book because I was glued to this amazing book after I started reading. The plot was filled with action and was really exciting. It made me laugh a lot. The pictures in the book were very funny. There was always a bit of mischief happening in the book. I think anyone would enjoy this book. I think Roald Dahl is a great storyteller and I would recommend all of Roald Dahl’s books in addition to this.

Ahh...The Witches...it is such a great book! It tells the tale of a boy who finds that The Grand High witch is going to turn all of the children of England into...mice! Why, you ask? Because to witches, children smell of dog dung mwahaha stinky! They want all of the children in the world to disappear, they wish to destroy them. This book is highly recommended to everyone!

This is a great book. It's about a boy who changes into a mouse by witches. He has lots of adventures until he figures out a plan to stop the witches. The witches in this book have blue spit, no hair, no fingers, square feet, and they hate children with red hot hair. Read this book to find out what happens to the witches and the mouse-boy. Happy reading!

I almost forgot about this book from my childhood.

I remember having it read to me from my teacher in elementary school and being terrified at the "witches".

It was made into a movie years later with I believe Anjelica Houston as the "head" witch. I thought it was done pretty well considering.

Great book!

The witches is mainly about the grand high witch she doesn't like children at all she wants to turn them into mice.My Favorite character was buno because all he did was eat through the whole story.My Favorite part was when the grand hight witch turned Luke into mouse.I Would highly recommend this book because it is probably the funniest book i've ever read.

Witches, by Roald Dahl is one of my favorite books. I just finished it. I am Christain and my mom is picky of what I read. She saw Witches and almost took it away. It is hilarious!
The boy has no name, because he is telling the story. His parents die in a car wreck, and he is sent to live with his grandmamma in England. She teaches him about the witches and how to tell who is a witch and who is a woman.They are instructed to move back to America. Grandmamma gets sick from smoking cigars and can't take the boy to his dream place int he summer. The doctor instructs her to go to the ocean coast.
While there, they stay in a hotel where the grand high witch is holding a meeting. 90 witches are in the meeting room. How will the boy get out after stuck in the room? He is turned into a mouse. Read on to find out.

The book The Witches is written by Roald Dahl. I think this book deserves four stars because it is pretty good. This book is about a boy and his grandma in a world of witches. This is a good book. In the story the boy is turned into a mouse forever. But he still lives a happy life. I recommend this book.

Emerson N.J. Fifth grade student

Did you read the book The witches? If you did not know. You should read this book because ,it is Exciting. It is about a boy that loses his mother and father in a car crash and now he has to stay with his grandmother.The boy and the grandmother are trying to kill the Witches. And if you read the book or watch the movie it is very inenjoyable.

The Witches is written by Roald Dahl. This was a great book. I would recommend this book to anyone. I would give it five stars. This book is about a boy who gets turned into a mouse by witches. He then tries to turn the witches into mice with the same formula that had turned him into a mouse. He was able to turn all them into mice. (...)

The Witches is a book that deals with how you can tell whether a lady is a witch or not. In the story, a little boy is told by his grandma about how to watch out for witches. She would tell him stories about what witches have done to other kids to frighten him. The boy ends up coming face to face with the grand high witch herself.
One character that stands out in my mind is the little boys grandma. She stayed calm after finding out that her grandson was turned into a mouse. I think that the author wrote this book really well because he added so much detail to everything he wrote. Also the book kept me reading and it had a good ending, which wou will have to find out for yourself.

This is a good book but needed more.

The story takes place mostly in a hotel in England. But starts off with a trip to
Norway which is when the boy's family dies and he goes to live with his grand mother. But she just happens to know a great deal about witches. The boy's grand mother later becomes ill but gets better and takes a trip to England with the boy to a hotel. And that's when the adventure starts.

This is a good book but I think it was too short and at the end they leave you at a huge cliff hanger. But this book did have a lot adventure that I liked.

This is an awesome story about a young boy facing an unforgetable adventure to destory every single gruesome witches before they turn every single child into mice! I've seen the film but it was not good as the book.
I like the story very much because there were many adventures and magics in it.
I always think that this was the best book Roald Dahl had ever created!

I thought The Witches was a really great book. I really liked it when the grandmother made the yarn thingy and threw it out the window. The characters are The Grand High Witch, the boy, the grandmother, and a bunch of witches. It was fun reading this book. Its about a boy and his grandmother that are trying to kill the Grand High Witch but the Witches turn the boy into a mouse.

I just read this book for my 5th grade class and I really enjoyed it. It is a very interesting and well written book that made me want to keep reading and not put the book down. The story centers around a young boy who's grandmother cares for him after he lost his own parents in a tragic accident. After the grandmother got sick they went to England and stayed in a hotel. While at the hotel the boy went into the ballroom to train his mice and some ladies came in. Luckily he was hidden behind some curtains and he overheard them talking about a new ingredient they made that was designed to kill every child in England. Even though he is eventually changed into a mouse, he somehow manages to outwit the witches (but you'll have to read the book to find out how)! I really recommend this book by Raold Dahl!

The Witches is a book that deals with how you can tell whether a lady is a witch or not. In the story, a little boy is told by his grandma about how to watch out for witches. She would tell him stories about what witches have done to other kids to frighten him. The boy ends up coming face to face with the grand high witch herself.
One character that stands out in my mind is the little boys grandma. She stayed calm after finding out that her grandson was turned into a mouse. I think that the author wrote this book really well because he added so much detail to everything he wrote. Also the book kept me reading and it had a good ending, which wou will have to find out for yourself.

The title of the book is "The Witches." The author is Roald Dahl. The reason I like this book is because this book has action in it. This takes place in a hotel. The main theme is the grandmother and the boy Luke trying to destroy all the Grand High Witches. I hope you enjoy this book!

A young boy and his spunky grandmother go on vacation and discover that all the witches in England are attending a convention at their hotel. Craziness ensues when the boy comes face to face with the real-life witches.

It's hard not to love Roald Dahl. He was one of my favorite authors growing up. He is witty and tells a fun story. The Witches is no exception. Dahl has a clever imagination and children love him because he is endears children and elderly people, who are often looked over members of society. The Witches is an amusing and fun read. It also contains a sweet story of love between grandson and his grandmother.

Roald Dahl may be pro-children and elderly, but he is somewhat anti-adult. Other than the grandmother, adults in The Witches are portrayed as evil, fat and stupid, ridiculous or dead. There are also some pretty graphic ideas presented- e.g. witches killing children by turning them into creatures and smashing them. I don't remember this greatly affecting me as a child, but I found it a little disturbing now.

It is a blast to read i couldn't get my eyes off the book untill i finished the book but then i wanted to read it again but my parents said to take as break it was very hard to do but hey theres always tomorrow to read. No book can win against it and if you have not read this book you better start now!!!!!!!!!!!!

My son and I read this together and we were always late for bed because we couldn't put it down! Roald Dahl has the ability to capture us and keep us hooked right til the end. A wonderful story of a relationship between a boy and his grandmother and their triumphs.

Another spooky tale, but with more spook, this book is the story of a little boy who discovers the nefarious plan of a group of witches to finally rid the world of children once and for all. It might be a little much for younger children, but older ones will likely enjoy the creepy undertone.

This has to be one of the books I have ever read! I hope everyone will take the time to read it because....... it is worth it! If I learned one thing about this book it is to never follow stereo-types! Hey! You never know.... a witch could live next door to you! But don't miss this book! It is great!

I chose the witches because it seemed like an interesting book. It was about a grandhigh witch was tryien to turn every kid in england into a mouse. My favorite character was the grandhigh witch because she was gross and wicked. My favorite part was when all the witches took off their wigs and masks.

A young boy's parents who dies in a car crash and he has to go and live with his grandma in Norway. There are alot of vocabulary in this book you should read! I learned that witches wear wigs so if you read this book, you will learn alot about witches.
I recommend this book review by Rould Dahl

My favorite character was the Grand High Witch, because she had a great attitude and a very pretty mask. When she took it off, her face was a prune. I would say that this book is for children who like fairy tales alot. I really liked this book and I hope you like it too.
Ashley, (8 years old)

... ...The story,the witches is about a little boy with a grandmother who always talks about witches.But the boy wanted to find out about the witches so he and his friend walked in a room with a group of witches.That was when the two boys turned into mice!Which made grandmother get a bit frightend,but the two boys told her what happened.Then one of the boys knew a way to defeat the witches.The mouse(or boy) found a mouse maker. At a restaurant, the boy poured some of the mouse maker in the food the witches were eating. All the sudden, the witches turned to mice...like how the two boys did! I like the part when the boy found the mouse maker. Because I loved the idea he used to defeat the witches.

I bought this book for my son, who is eight. I read it myself first, then gave it to him. I loved it, and so did he; he has now read it twice. Dahl is a wonderful children's author for many reasons, but one of the biggest is that he doesn't talk down to his readers. The topic may be shocking or scary or confusing (witches, e.g.), but Dahl does not pretend that there is nothing to fear. Which is why, to an eight-year-old child, a book like this is a revelation; the child is being addressed as a confidant, an equal. Also, the sheer creativity of this book is fantastic.

This book was wonderfully constructed & thought out and later
became one of my favorite movies, starring Angelica Houston as
the Grand High Witch and she plays it like no one else could! If you can't get ahold of a copy of this book, rent the movie!!!!
Both are fun, a little scary and an outrageous romp. Enjoy!

This book is my favorite of all time. It was great from beginning to end. Its about a boy and his grandmother who try to kill all the witches in Norway and England. I liked the part when they got all the money in the trunk. I liked the ending.Even though, what happened to the little boy.

The Witches
By Roald Dahl
The Witches is an exciting wonderful book. It is about a boy and his grandmother going on a wonderful adventure with the Grand High Witch. In this book you will learn how to spot a witch and go an amazing adventure. I recommend this book to anyone.

While I was reading this book I was so amazed about all the info that the book gave about witches. It actualy seemed real. As if they were right in front of me. I love this book. I think this book i not just for people 9-12. I think this book is for all ages. I LOVE THIS BOOK. It is one of my FAVORITES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE WITCHES is a great book! You should read it. It's about witches who want to turn kids into mice. The main character, who doesn't have a name, gets turned into a mouse and his pay back is to turn the witches into mice, too! Read this book and you can find out more about it.

It's a good book, with a lot of stuff children like, for example: the part of the spell, with all those things they had to but to boil in a cauldron. It shouldn't say it's better not to take a bath, children often do what they see, or read. But it was very good anyway, I liked it.

The first time I heard this book was in my 4th grade class. I then ran into it again in the 6th grade and with fond memories picked it up and read it myself. It was as good as the first time, maybe even better. Now I am reading it again, almost 30 years later to my children. If you want to inspire your children to read this is the book to do it with. Filled with laughs and excitement...you and your children will be on the edge of your seat or falling off with laughter!!

We read this book as a read-aloud. We loved this book! It was funny because the boy as a mouse swings around the kitchen by his tail and then it gets chopped off. Bruno, the other boy/mouse is a funny character because he keeps shoving food in his mouth all the time. We liked when the all 84 of the witches got changed into mice. It was great to see the boy get even with the withes by using the secret formula. We reccommend this book to any 3rd-5th grade class.

Roald Dahl has written some of the most entertaining stories around and "The Witches" is one more. The plot twists are quite cunning. My daughtrer, when she was young, thought that she might really find witches by looking for women who scratched their heads a lot.

Growing up, this was my favorite book and also one of my favorite movies. I read the reviews in which raters gave this book a one star or two star. All I have to say is that this book is a FANTASY book; That is why the author can portray people as being witches. (In general, every piece of literature has a protagonist and an antagonist as characters) It is not to offend anyone, it is to expose children to fantasy and allowing children to use their imagination. As a teacher, I have this book in my classroom and the children go crazy over it! They can not get enough of this book! They do not take this text seriously, they think it is silly that woman dress up, children can be mice, etc. I would definitely recommend this book!!! Open your imagination to where ANYTHING is possible!

I really enjoyed this book when one of my teachers read it to my class, when I was a kid. It is all about evil witches living among us in secret and trying to get rid of children. Along with the main plot, about an old woman and her grandson who are on to the witches, there are a lot of good side stories about witches and what they do to kids. A great book.

This book is great. It's about a boy who lives with his grandma because his parents died in a car crash. A bunch of witches are meeting at a hotel where the boy and his grandmother are staying. The boy spies on the witches. Read this book to find out more!

This book had good illustrations.The story was based on a boy who's parents died. He went to live with his grandmother. She tells him all about witche's and how to spot one.The witche's try to kill all the children by using 86 delayed action mouse-maker.

The Witches

By: Roald Dahl

This book is about two boys who are curious about a group of women. Those women are witches who do not want to be messed with, there on a mission to turn every one into rats. As the two boys start looking in there hotel rooms they start finding potions. One day a witch catches the two boys in her room, and she turns them into rats.

This book is fun to read when you like being scared silly. Some parts are confusing because I think it did not tell enough detail. It effected my personally because what if this was real. This book is great, just don't get scared.

This is the third Roald Dahl book I have read. The first was called Matilda, and I think it is his most famous. I have also read George's Marvelous Medicine. The Witches is a funny book and has wonderful drawings.
The witches in this book wore wigs and pointed shoes to hide their bald heads and square feet with no toes! The witches in this book had eyes that changed colours, and were mean and mischivious. The witches in this book where cruel to children and turned them into mice. They live in a castle in Norway. The other characters in this story are a grandmother, her 7-year-old grandson, and the grandson's friend, Bruno. The witches were having a meeting in the hotel where the others where staying. The witches turned the children into mice, but in the end the children get even.
I really enjoyed this book. Roald Dahl is a wonderful children's writer. I would recommend all his books!

This is a great book! I think everyone should have a copy of "The Witches." So if you havn't bought or read this book read today! Some people say these reviews are not right but you are wrong! So if I were you I would buy this book today!

I would give The Witches a 5. I thought the story was going to be boring. this story is about 100's of witches turning little children into mice. My favorite part was when he & his granny were onthe balconey trying to get him down into the grand high witch's room. I did like this story because it was funny.

I am reviewing the book The Witches.The main characters are The boy and Grandmama.The problem is all the witches want to turn all the kids into mice. I think parents should read it to their kids. Overall,The Witches is a really good book in my opinion. ~ Grace F.

I read this book when i was 9 years old and this is one of the books will be engraved in my mind forever..The book is magical,it is told in a humorous way and the ending was great.The witches and the different characters were potrayed very well,eg:Bruno jekins,the greedy boy who's always eating.WITHOUT ANY DOUBT,THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS IN THE WORLD!

--very good, but "Matilda" is still my favorite.

--I wonder how much is Norwegian mythology and how much is Dahl's own imagination.

--The gourmond child in this story reminds me of the gourmond child in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." I wonder if Dahl has something against gourmond children.

--An extremely clever plot, but the crises are a little too intense for me. I wonder if they are too intense for some of the members of the intended readership.

Now if you will excuse me, I would like to read a little James Joyce.

I LOOOOOOOOVE this book. It was very good. There was a lot of magic. There also was a lot of mice. "Eeeeeek!" they would say. I would say this would be my favorite book in the world. I want everyone to read it. Again, I LOVE THIS BOOK!

This book is about a boy and his grandmother trying to capture all of the witches in England, even the Grand High Witch. Some very wacky things happen to the boy, his grandmother, his friend, and even to some of the witches.

This book catches your attention from the first sentence to the last!! The plot moves with breakneck speed, twisting and turning its way towards a surprise ending. Just the thing to while away the hours on a long car ride!!

My 6th and 7th greaders loved this book. ALL students enjoyed it, including myself. Everyday when students entered the room, they asked to read "The Wicthes." Students engaged in this wonderful fantasy and wanted to help Luke (the boy) and his Grandmamma to defeat the witches after the Grad High Witch turned Luke into a mouse. It was an entertaining reading, which got even my reluctant readers into action.

I like this book because it is very descripted and it give you a illustrtion in your mind. I also like the way the author has described all the charictors. I like best in the story William and Mary the two mice.

The setting for this magnificent story is in England. It is about a young boy whose grandmother tells him about the characteristics of witches. Later, he and his grandmother take a vacation, so they stay in a hotel. While he is exploring the giant hotel, he finds himself trapped in a whole room with witches! What will he do? This book is a real page turner, and perhaps one of Roald Dahl's best! I loved this book, and if you like Roald Dahl's books, you probably will too!

And you'll never guess where I found out about this book! OK. I confess. I was reading at an Internet "Hate" site where a blog commenter gave his theory about the real reason why Roald Dahl's book, "The Witches" is persecuted.

He said the book has been banned and panned because although it's not a very good analogy of witches, it is a spot-on perfect analogy of the Jewish conspiracy against our civilization, including the alleged Jewish hatred of our children, as expedited by their attempts to have the little tykes all murdered pre-natally by the practice of ritual abortion, performed by "wise and learned Doctors" who are often clad in ceremonial robes and who sometimes also "just happen" to be Jewish, to boot. The alleged analogy with the so-called Jewish conspiracy to destroy our civilization also includes the alleged Jewish use of the COUNTERFEITING Machine, as found in the so-called "National" banks and phony fractional reserve banking scams that the Jews are said to be so wild about setting up in every nation under the "Son" (so to speak), and which the Jews have also set up in almost every nation under Mohammad and Buddha as well; and also the nations under that Hindoo elephant god-with-a-trunk, which you may have seen here and there!

I could go on, but I'd rather leave it to you to do your own research about the alleged Jewish conspiracy against civilization -- which you can do simply by going to Google and typing in the search phrase "Jewish conspiracy." And I'll level with ya: it really does seem to fit in some cases (and so does that cult-film, "They Live," but that's another story -- literally :-)

However, I do not think "The Witches" by Roald Dahl is meant to be taken as an analogy of the alleged Jewish war on our civilization. Why not? Because there are too many inconsistencies, as you'll notice if you do the research I've recommended above.

Rather than name and itemize those inconsistencies between "The Witches" by Roald Dahl and the (alleged) Jewish conspiracy against our civilization (and everybody else's civilization), I will close by informing you about the nature of the REAL conspiracy behind Roald Dahl's book, "The Witches."

In a word, "SHOES!" That's right! Roal Dahl took money from the the International Shoe Manufacturers, and from several organized groups of podiatrists, to discourage women's use of SENSIBLE SHOES -- the type of shoes that tend to Liberate our better halves by enabling their free and unencumbered locomotion and perambulation to and from wherever it is they want to go! Instead, Dahl (or Dahl's "unseen Superiors") would have modern women shun sensible shoes and cram their tender tootsies into much more expensive and "high fashion" shoes -- shoes with dangerous and dizzyingly high heels; shoes with pointed, foot-crippling toes; shoes dreamed up and "designed" by male fashion designers (who are often woman-hating homosexuals, and, it is to be admitted, are sometimes even Jewish).

Thus, perhaps Roald Dahl's book, "The Witches" may actually deserve banning, because it certainly is a Misogynistic piece of anti-woman propaganda, aimed at crippling women by coaxing them into expensive, harmful, unnaturally formed shoes (and emptying their husband's bank accounts "to boot!).

Be that as it may, this is one book that you must read for yourself and decide about for yourself (the film is not bad, either). And don't forget to do your own research about the alleged Jewish plot against our civilization. In other words, think for yourself about that as well and don't just take the word of the (criminal) ADL and the (allegedly) Jewish controlled media!

As for Pagans and those who follow the old ways, this book appears to be "against" them as well, because Pagans, in their ever-increasing numbers in our society, are -- as anybody knows -- into Sandals and Birkenstocks.(!)

Surely the best of Roald Dahl's works. 'The Witches' is just delightful, chock-full of wit and wonder. Dahl manages to create a society of witches (focusing on those in England) that are so horrible you just can't help but wonder about every fiber of their magic. From The Grand High Witch of All the World to the unnamed Boy and his kind elderly Grandmamma, every character is integrated with life. A real children's book, and one for any age.

rold dahl has captured our hearts in a timeless classic,that is scary yet funny and adventurous. the illustrations of quintin blake makes the book even more enjoyable.everyone should read it!!!!!! T.J.M.

The Witches was a wonderful interesting book I definately reccomend it to everyone who likes funny stories Roald Dahl is one of my most favorite writers his books rock.
Thats why I rated his book 4 stars.

This book is about how a boy and his grandmother have started a mission to rid this world of witches.This book is filled with humour and you will find yourself laughing reading this book.It is about how a boy is turned into mouse and I leave other suprises for you to read.this book is worth reading

This is a really funny book that elementary students are certain to enjoy! THE WITCHES involves much storytelling between a grandmother and her grandson, who remains nameless, and her vivid descriptions of the characteristics of witches. Children will most certainly love the idea that the kind lady next door, or even their classroom teacher, could possibly be a witch! Witches don't like children, so you better watch out! You don't want to know what they might do if they catch you.....

This book is the best book I've ever read . I can't wait to get the rest of the Rhoald Dahl books. Hopefully Rhold Dahl will make a second book for the witches. I've always loved the books you make. Please make a second book. PLEASE! Thanks!

I think this is a really good book. It is mainly about a nine year old boy who has a very sweet grandma and sets off to stop the witches from vanishing all the children. It is not just funny, it is also frightening. The part I like the best if when the witch turns the boy into a mouse.

If you look at the reviews on this book that are one starred, you will notice that most of them are angry at how witches are portrayed because Roald Dahl says 'real witches' and they assume he means Wiccans. He means the people you find in fairy tales, you morons, not Wiccans. I was amazed that people could be so stupid.

That being said, I did not really enjoy this book. It was not funny and a bit gruesome. However, it was exciting.

This is a great book. It's about a boy and he lives with his grandma because his parents died in an accident.
His grandma tells him a lot of stories about witches and how you can notice when a person is a witch. One day he meets very suspicious ladies at a hotel they are staying in. The very suspicious ladies do something bad to his friend and him! Can Grandmama help the boy and his friend turn back to normal? To find out read the book called The Witches!

I read this book to my two children (8 & 12) and of all the books I've ever read to them (which is alot) this one is our absolute favorite! The kids still talk about the witches, especially when they see women wearing gloves and pointed shoes!

roald daul is a vary createve auther. i think he has great imagination . roald dul is a great ather i also loved his book fantastic Mr fox and james and the giant peach and charles and the coco factory

What some PEOPLE do not seem to understand this is a FANTASY book. Its not saying real witches are like this. I went through and read all the 1 star comments and felt like I was going to be sick. I guess these men and women do not understand a book to be FANTASY. "Oh its so horrible it gives a wrong depiction on witches" Yada Yada Yada. Get over yourselves.... ITS A FICTION BOOK!!!!

Witches by Roald Dalh is a great book for all ages because it is a non-fiction fairy tale. It is interesting how the witches think they can turn the kids into mice. It is also amusing how the witches have square feet, blue spit, claws instead of hands, and bald heads. They hide there pointy claws with white gloves and there baldness with wigs. How they find kids is by sniffing them out with their long noses. Witches is a great book especially if youare supersticious.

If you like wierd things you'll love this thrilling book!Its kind of scary in some parts.Its about a boy and his Grandma who go to England and see a witch meeting.I can't tell you anymore or else I'll spoil the book!

This fun filled adventurous story is about a boy who lives with his grandmom. His grandmom loves to tell about witches. The boy and his grandmom take a vacation. At the hotel they are staying in, there are many witches, including the Grand High Witch. The Grand High Witch is the greatest and most powerful witch in the world. What will the witches have in store for this boy?

This book is one of Roald Dahl's greatest books. This book never seems slow. Not even for a chapter. When Luke and his grandma go to a hotelin England, he finds himself with witches and then.... Well to find out you should read the book.

At last someone has written a factual account of the vile, despicable, scheming harridans known as witches. Having been exposed to the Wiccan religion from an early age I know it all to be true! If this book can keep one dear child from turning to this pagan religion, it has served a grand purpose.
P.S.- Check out all the one star reviews by the pagans. Quite entertaining.

i love this book. my cousins recommended this to me and i really love it. all the danger the kid gets into because of these witches gets you excited!!! so now i highly recommend to you :) please get this book. thank you...

I've gotta confess that Roald Dahl is my favorite author! The Witches is definitely one of his best, and one of my favorites. It keeps you on the edge of your seat and makes you roll on the floor laughing. Anyone would like this-- my grandma read it and loved it!! It's definitely worth buying, and I'm sure any other RD fan would agree with me!!!

It was a cold winter day. It was the day our teacher started reading us "The Witches", a popular book by Roald Dahl. A few days later I bought it and started reading. I would call this, next to "The BFG", Dahl's worst book. First of all, how could they kill every kid in the world, while there was only 85 of them?(in England, at least.) Secondly, we never find out Our Hero's name, not even his parents or grandmama! Thirdly, a mouse? Stupid. If you want "real Dahl", read the books that most people call "Dahl's Greatest": "James and the Giant Peach", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", and "Matilda". Including "The Witches" and "The BFG", these are the only Dahl books that saw the silver screen.

I read this book first and got my best friend Jenece interestged in it and other Rahl Dahl Books. I love Rahl Dahl and have read all of his books exept for "The Magic Finger". His writing style is so creative.
This book is a real eyeopener for many young people. I think all people of 7-15 could enjoy a book such as this!!!!

As a Wiccan, aka. witch, I find this book's treatment of "real-life witches" derogative, inflammatory, false, and ignorant. Witches ARE everyday people, just like YOU. Witches hate children? perhaps I should tell my son that. This book is just another way to make our children hate certain people because they are different. This is a very disturbing look at typical human arrogance. I wouldn't recommend it to ANYONE, let alone a child.

This FICTION book is a fun and fanciful read for children. For all of you real 'witches' who are complaining- get a grip- this is not an expository text explaining the history of your religion- or defaming it- it is a fictional childrens book.

It is a fun and interesting book about a grandmamma with a missing thumb and a grandson that gets turned into a mouse by witches. Witches are everywhere you know. I could not wait to read this book. I am in second grade.

This book is a horrid misrepresentation of Paganism and women in general. It is clear that the author is writing from a point of view of ignorance and hate. It promotes stereotypes and the hatred that results from his uneducated opinion. No matter what your views on Paganism might be, this book also celebrates misogyny. Children are prompted to be suspicious and distrustful of their female teachers and even their mothers. This is a loathesome way for the author to sell his uninformed opinions to the public - through children.

The book Witches didn't have enough action.I couldn't find the concept of this book. He didn't consiter the fact that there are good and bad witches. I'm just 10 years old and I can recognize bad writing when I see it!

I love Roald Dahl, but this book disturbed me from the beginning: making children disappear? Red hot hatred for children? A child walking away hand in hand with a strange woman never to be seen again? Causing pain and suffering to children and their parents? In today's world, where this type of horror is all too real I couldn't find the fun in it. I didn't finish it.

That real Witches are deceiving? That they hate children? This book shows exactly the ignorance of society and how that ignorance breeds ignorance. If you are going to teach your children about real Witches, then why don't you find books that do instead of letting them read tales such as this. Would your child like a book about how Christians or Hindus or Buddhists or Druids are child-hating, deceiving people? I think not. Children are impressionable and it is up to you to show tolerance rather than ignorance. Educate yourself.

I got 40 pages into this book and stopped reading, it is absolutely boring and uninteresting, the movie is far better by far, not I do not always prefer the movies to books, The Outsiders for example is a perfect book but a very disappointing movie, this was just one of those times for me where the book was worse than the movie, avoid, avoid, avoid!

The Witches ZERO STARS out of *****

My daughter's class is watching this movie in school after completing the book. I had never heard of this book and decided to read it so I could see what they read. I am absolutely livid that this book was read by her. I wanted to read the book and started highlighting parts that described kids being murdered or dissapearing, it was every page.
I do not see any humor in this book. It is horrible and disturbing.

The book the witches by Roald Dahl was not a very good book. It is about a grandma that loves to tell her grandson fariytales and one day he hears that witches are real. What will happen?? The main characters are The Grand high witch, Bruno, Boy, Boys grandma and the witches. I did not like this book if you like action/adventure don't read this book. I would rate this book a one on a scale of one to five.

Myself I'm atheist and don't believe in anything supernatural. I'm a very free thinker and have a keen sense of humor. Nonetheless I find Dahl's book to be offensive on multiple levels. Firstly, this book disparages women. The book states "Only women can be witches" and all witches are actively engaged in harming/killing children. Secondly, as stated by others here, there are many people who [think they] practice magic, some even to the degree of a religion, lifestyle or profession. I don't believe that there is magic, but it is a person's right to believe in magic and express that if they choose. It is spiteful to vilify them. Thirdly, some impressionable children will actually believe this crap or get nightmares, or it might get wedged into the subconscious as a lifelong fear. Dahl is instilling irrational superstitious fears into some of his readers/listeners. Fourthly, there are many wonderful stories of fiction in which witches can be a force for good. Do not let Dahl pollute your child's imaginations against such other stories.

Perhaps Dahl would say "Take it easy. It's all supposed to be fun." Yeah, minstrels in blackface said that, too.

What motivated Dahl to write this book? Is he a misogynist? Does he hate his mother? Is he jealous of women? Compensating for something?

I would give this book 1 out of 5 stars

Roald Dahl is a twisted author and this book has a lot of twisted elements in it. The book wasn't the worst Dahl book. The book would not sit well with younger kids under 7.The main character has NO name witch really annoyed me. The book also ends on a horrible ending that all the hope for a great ending dies.

In the book the kids parents die when they fall of a cliff. The kid goes and lives with his grandma. She tells him witch stories. Then they go on a vacation and that's when the adventure begins.

I would not recommend this book to a friend unless he or she is sick, twisted, or demented.

Conclusion : DO NOT READ

This is the worst children's book I have ever read! Not only is it disturbing : boiling children's bones and frying their skin?!! It is confusing for struggling readers....the chapter with all the words with 'v' added to them. Plus Dahl is an awful writer - very redundant and boring descriptions. I know so many kids in my sons class that hate it. Dahl has been quoted to say " get a sense of humor" regarding his critics. I do, but not as warped as his.

This is a horrible book! Spells, if you are catholic or christian do not read this. This will terrify children!! I could barely get through it myself. I smacked myself for reading the whole thing. If you like this book you're under serios delusion!!

The premise of this book is the murder of children. In an increasingly violent society it is irresponsible to expose our children needlessly to fears that any and every woman they know could be a witch who seeks to hunt them down and kill them. I have asked my children's school to remove this book from the school library. We do not need reading material that desensitizes our children to the most heinous of crimes.