Zip! Zoom! On a Broom

One goes zip,two go zoom.Three witches glide from room to room.So begins this witchy counting story. Counting up from 1 to 10 and back down again, ten witches jump on a broom--and then fall off one by one! Written in pitch-perfect rhyme, and full of fun read-aloud energy that will have kids memorizing lines and clamoring to read the book again and again, this book hits the mash-up sweet spot between an important concept and Halloween fun!

From School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1—In this counting book, rhyming text follows one, two, three, and up to 10 witches as they gather on a single broom for a perilously crowded flight. They zip, glide, and dive as they haunt, chant, incant, rave, and rant. One by one they "hit reverse" and leave the broom, pushing for room, they "squabble…squirm…topple" off, sliding down through lightning and a drenching rain, before slipping down into the night. Detailed ink sketches of each individual witch (a diverse collection of cartoon characters highlighted in watercolor) fill scenes of towering castles, a helpful resident dragon, animated skeletons tending the graveyard, and nighttime frolics around cauldrons. Miniscule bats hang from the ceiling of Dracula's rooms, and witches dangle upside down from the larger broom, while a lone little witch finally escapes with her faithful kitten across a harvest moon. VERDICT A mildly spooky general purchase for all libraries, this may be just the ticket for detail-driven independent readers, who will enjoy finding the lightly hidden numbers on each page or perhaps telling the story behind each scene.—Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano ISD, TX

Publishers Weekly

"Bonnet's illustrations have a chaotic, wobbly quality that suits this story of a late-night haunting gone wrong. Readers will want to pore over the details of her eerie, monster-filled nocturnal scenes."

School Library Journal

"A mildly spooky general purchase for all libraries, this may be just the ticket for detail-driven independent readers, who will enjoy finding the lightly hidden numbers on each page or perhaps telling the story behind each scene."

The Horn Book

"Humorous ink-and-watercolor illustrations (featuring some familiar creepy creatures) are coupled with bewitching rhymes."

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"Deliciously detailed, fun illustrations are the perfect backdrop to this funny (and a just a little bit scary) tale, making Zip! Zoom! On a Broom pure delight from start to finish."

Red Tricycle

"A fantastic rhyming book to celebrate the witchy season."

About the Author

Teri Sloat has written and/or illustrated over twenty trade books for young readers, including From One to One Hundred, I'm a Duck!, and the Farmer Brown series. Among her honors are a New York Times Best Picture Book, an ABA Pick of the List, a Junior Library Guild selection, and a Notable Science Trade Book.Rosalinde Bonnet has written and/or illustrated numerous books published mainly in France and England. In the US, she is the illustrator of, among others, Pablo in the Snow by Teri Sloat, Ella and Penguin series by Megan Maynor and Poppy's Best Paper by Susan Eaddy.

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