Pinky and Rex and the Mean Old Witch

This Pinky and Rex book sounds like it is a Halloween book and it’s not. The Mean old witch is Pinky’s next door neighbor and she is simply mean. When the kids have to get their ball out of her yard, the old woman runs out of the house swinging a broom. The children contemplate how they will get even......more

Summary: pinky and Rex are playing ball and they have a mean old neighbor who hates when then come over to her yard! But pinky asks his father why she is so mean and his father tells him she is all alone! They bake cookies that night and the next day Pinky decides that he is going to take some over......more

"I guess she doesn't have anyone left to love, Pinky. Maybe she's forgotten how." —Pinky's father, "Pinky and Rex and the Mean Old Witch", P. 30 I was truly impressed with the way that James Howe wrote this simple yet important short story. I'm not surprised that the book contains good depth, as s......more

I thought this was an awful book. I didn't find it particularly well written as the underlying message (don't judge a book by its cover- pardon the cliche) could have been portrayed in a more positive and creative way. The illustrations were better than the story. I wouldn't buy another Pinky and Re......more