Recently, when cleaning up her room, my daughter came across an old book of mine, which I urged her to read when she was a little girl. Being such a grown up now, she no longer wants to have it in her room, and so it came back to me. When I held the book in my hands, I felt a flow of memories which made me feel absolutely wonderful. It's not a very popular book I think, not now at least. Its Polish title is Malutka czarownica (German: Die Kleine Hexe), its author is Otfried Preussler, and I remember I just loved it! As the title says, it's about a little girl who is being brought up by witches to become one of them, and the thing is that she wants to make a really good witch. The question she keeps asking herself is what it means to be one. :) Does it mean being GOOD, or being really mean? Trying to answer this very question upsets the wicked world she is supposed to become part of and gets the Little Witch into all sorts of trouble. I guess this tricky concept of being naughty by trying to be good made the book so interesting and appealing to me.
What about your childhood books? Did you have any? Do you remember anything about them? Try to dig deep in your memory - I'm sure you'll find some treasures there. Why not share them with us? This your next blogging task. Enjoy!
