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"Little witch Dorrie's first day at ghoul school does not get off to a good start, for she can't find her lucky sock. Then, when she and her friends proceed with their first lesson, they make the whole schoolhouse fly up over Witchville. . . . Coombs' text is great fun for adults as well as children. . . . Another winner from this popular author/illustrator."--School Library Journal
"On their first day of school, little witch Dorrie and her friend find Professor Zucchini mysteriously absent. Unfazed, they poke about among his charms and potions and unexpectedly raise the schoolhouse aloft. A second spell returns the good professor to himself, and he's able to get them all back to earth--and in a more convenient location, too. With lively, humorous illustrations in full color and an easily read text, a welcome addition to a popular series."--Kirkus Reviews
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School Library Journal Review
Gr 1-4-- Little witch Dorrie's first day at ghoul school does not get off to a good start, for she can't find her lucky sock. Then, when she and her friends proceed with their first lesson, they make the whole schoolhouse fly up over Witchville. In the end, the students save both the schoolhouse and Professor Zucchini, who had been turned into a blackboard by a mischievous ghost. Coombs's text is great fun for adults as well as children. ``A teacher is someone who doesn't get headaches,'' declares Dorrie's exasperated Big Witch mother. Witch youngsters are frightened by the dark, spooky woods; Professor Zucchini is tranformed by the ghost that flunked; and Lesson One is a modern ``Quick Start Broomstick Mix.'' Coombs further delights readers with the contrast of the brightly colored socks and spell-making chemicals against warm neutral backgrounds. A pink and yellow good-luck spell swirls out of the cauldron, bubble-bath style, inviting readers to discover all the pictures hidden in its shapes. Another winner from this popular author/illustrator. --Claudia Cooper, Ft. Stockton Independent School District, TX (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
In the absence of their professor, Dorrie and her friend Dither (who are both witches) whip up a concoction scribbled on the blackboard and find themselves and their school airborne. Ages 5-8. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
In a new adventure for Dorrie the little witch, she goes to school, where she and another young witch concoct some troubling magic while arguing over how to mix a potion. To save themselves, they decide to cooperate and work together, and the two end up rescuing their teacher from an enchantment. Unexciting, though Dorrie's fans will find it bewitching. From HORN BOOK 1992, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
On their first day of school, little witch Dorrie and her friends find Professor Zucchini mysteriously absent. Unfazed, they poke about among his charms and potions and unexpectedly raise the schoolhouse aloft. A second spell returns the good professor to himself, and he's able to get them all back to earth--and in a more convenient location, too. With lively, humorous illustrations in full color and an easily read text, a welcome addition to a popular series. (Fiction/Young reader. 5-8)
Booklist Review
Ages 4-6. A rather tepid Dorrie story. In her latest outing, the little witch is starting school. Of course, her studies are geared toward potions and spells rather than reading and writing. Their teacher is missing, so Dorrie and her friends try teaching themselves--with disastrous results, including finding themselves in a flying schoolhouse. Fortunately, they figure out the formula for good luck that makes their professor reappear. The full-color illustrations are perhaps the best part of the book, full of detail, including a mischievous little ghost (though he seems to disappear midway through the story). While this does not rank with the best of the series, libraries where Dorrie is popular will probably want to add it. ~--Ilene Cooper