The Witches
by Roald Dahl
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- Is That a Snake Purse?
What boy wouldn't be tempted out of a treehouse by a woman pulling a snake out of her purse? Our hero, that's who. He's too good. Hmm, this reminds us an awful lot of another snake in another garden—Shmoop has that story covered, too. - Looking Good
If there's one thing we learned from this book, it's that appearances don't always match up with the character beneath them. From the tiny mouse who acts with great valor to the horrible witches disguised as lovely women to the massive Grandmamma who's so beautiful to our boy—you get the picture. Speaking of pictures, wasn't there another great book about the disparity between inner and outer beauty?