 | Witch In The Tower (Three Sisters) Author: Sarda, Julia | |
| Price: $14.99 | ||
Summary:
Everything is changing for Carmela. Her older sister, Franca, has new, mean friends, and Carmela is feeling lost and lonely. So she decides to go for a walk—to walk until she can’t anymore, then walk a bit more. Her walking takes her to a strange tower, and what she finds there will transform her life forever.
Reviews:
Booklist (+) (12/01/25)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 06/01/2025 *Starred Review* Sardà began The Three Sisters picture-book series with the stunning forest adventure The Queen in the Cave (2022), which starred the eldest girl, Franca. Here Carmela, the middle child, has a revelatory experience of her own. Feeling bored and annoyed with her sisters, Carmela decides to walk off her bad mood by playing Walk until You Can’t Walk Anymore, and just as it seems that she can’t take another step, Carmela finds herself at the foot of a tower. So, she knocks. A chipper witch opens the door (“Eye of toad and pupil of goat! . . . I’m so glad you came!”) and whisks Carmela into her abode. Lushly cluttered illustrations reveal rooms packed with plants and gothic details (a gargoyle, crows, bubbling beakers), veritably demanding close inspection. The witch brews a special potion that allows Carmela to let go of her worries and to open her eyes to the wonders of the universe—and of herself. Sardà’s intricate artwork reflects Carmela’s inner journey as much as her outer one, truly letting loose as Carmela gleefully unlocks her own free-spirited magic. It’s a wild rumpus of sorts and a love letter to the outcasts, “the lonely, the lost, and the different ones”—and that is a beautiful, empowering thing. - Copyright 2025 Booklist.
