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Magical mayhem and hilarity ensue when a clever little witch tries to turn her baby brother into a goldfish in this funny and imaginative picture book about sibling rivalry.Little Linh is the cleverest little witch on Mi Mi island. She has everything she could need: a trusty broomstick, a powerful spell book, and a magical pet mouse. She also has a new brother named Baby Phu, and she does not like him one bit. He crashes her broomstick, eats pages out of her spell book, and keeps her up all night. Little Linh tried giving Baby Phu away, but nobody will take him, not even the Orphanage for Lost and Magical Creatures. So, she'll just have to try something else ... like turning him into a goldfish. The only problem is, Baby Phu ate the second half of the spell.
About the Author
M??n Th? V?n loves to read books of all shapes and sizes. The first language she learned to speak in was Vietnamese but the first language she learned to read in was English (and she was so shy in elementary school that she practically learned to read English before she spoke it) . The first book she remembers reading on her own is a yellow Nancy Drew hardback from the school library, and since the library had the whole series, it was a while before she read anything else.Funnily enough, M??n doesn't remember remember reading picture books as a young child and instead discovered them in high school. In picture books, she found a wonderful meeting of art, poetry, philosophy, and storytelling. So few books reflected her formative experiences, though, that she desired to bring new and different stories into the world.Now from her home in northern California, M??n crafts stories after drop-off and before pick-up. Some of these stories become books (that are brilliantly illustrated by other folks) , and some of these books are read around the world. Since her acclaimed debut, IN A VILLAGE BY THE SEA, her books have received many distinctions, including an Irma Black Honor for THE MOST TERRIBLE OF ALL, a Golden Kite Award for CLEVER LITTLE WITCH, and a Golden Poppy Award and an ILA Notable Books for a Global Society Award for WISHES, which was also named the Best Picture Book of 2021 by BookPage.The best recognition, however, comes from readers who see themselves in her books; for that opportunity, she just wants to say: Thank you.
