Non-Fiction Book Review - 'How to Be a Witch' by Gabrielle Balkan (Writer), Shana Gozansky (Writer), Carmen Saldaña (Illustrator)

What a lovely, sweet picture book that's a contemporary, introductory guide to real witches and witchcraft for children. I can't believe I'd never heard of it until a few days ago - I just happened to see it on another person's Goodreads shelf. Thank you for that, fellow witchy reader!

'How to Be a Witch' is very inclusive and diverse, which is another reason to love it; that and the adorable, warm and colourful pencilled, illustrious illustrations, the facts - including lots on nature - and the small spells to start with at the book's coda.

'How to Be a Witch' - 'Anyone can be a witch - even you!'


'Witches are people who learn and practice magic,
and use their magic to help and to heal.'


'There's magic inside you, too.
You are brave and bold, creative and smart, caring
and powerful, just as all witches are. So...

Step out into nature, gather your tools, stir up your
potions, create your spells, focus your mind, feel
your power, and share your magic with the world!'


Other recommended witchy picture books: 'Sunday The Sea Witch', 'Witch in Training', 'The Witchling's Wish', 'Leila, the Perfect Witch', 'Once Upon a Witch's Broom', 'The Witching Hour', 'My Mummy is a Witch', 'Witch Hazel', 'A Spoonful of Frogs', and 'Little Witch's To-Do List'.

Final Score: 4/5