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Scribble Witch #1
Notes in Class
When Molly's best friend announces that she's moving to a new school, a blue Wednesday becomes the Worst Wednesday Ever.
That is until some unexpected magic brightens up Molly's day. Notes, a secret paper witch, springs to life from her pen pot - and into action! Some of the things Notes does are absolutely NOT helpful and gets Molly into trouble with her stinky teacher. But it's surprising what one tiny witch, armed with nothing more than a pencil, can achieve before the home-time bell rings...
That is until some unexpected magic brightens up Molly's day. Notes, a secret paper witch, springs to life from her pen pot - and into action! Some of the things Notes does are absolutely NOT helpful and gets Molly into trouble with her stinky teacher. But it's surprising what one tiny witch, armed with nothing more than a pencil, can achieve before the home-time bell rings...
212 pages, Paperback
First published March 19, 2020
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June 6, 2020
I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.
This is a marvelous book of magic and mayhem for children which will bring smiles to their faces as it did to mine. I found myself giggling along as I read this wonderful book.
This is the first book in a new series and I can't wait to see what will happen in further books.
I loved the 'scribble' styled drawings and illustrations and found them very befitting to the book.
This book will definitely liven up reading time and bring endless enjoyment.
This is a marvelous book of magic and mayhem for children which will bring smiles to their faces as it did to mine. I found myself giggling along as I read this wonderful book.
This is the first book in a new series and I can't wait to see what will happen in further books.
I loved the 'scribble' styled drawings and illustrations and found them very befitting to the book.
This book will definitely liven up reading time and bring endless enjoyment.
March 3, 2020
I rarely find myself laughing while reading a book but I did with this story.
I read this over a weekend with my granddaughter. We were laughing that much my grandson came and listened and in no time he was laughing too.
A great fun story with wonderful illustrations.
I read this over a weekend with my granddaughter. We were laughing that much my grandson came and listened and in no time he was laughing too.
A great fun story with wonderful illustrations.
August 11, 2021
Een redelijk boek, leuk vormgegeven met veel illustraties, helaas vond ik het maar vreemd dat de beste vriendin niets liet weten aan haar vriendin tot bijna de dag dat ze weg zou gaan. Hoe? Waarom? En Kattebel was gewoon vervelend. Je ziet dat iemand je hulp NIET wilt en er ook mee in de problemen komt, hoepel dan gewoon op. Later werd ze wel iets beter, maar het duurde iets te lang voor mij. De hoofdpersoon ziet echt gewoon teveel beren op haar weg op tijden, maar ja, als je zo'n leraar hebt zou ik ze ook steeds zien. XD Wat een leraar, ik blijf ook bij mijn vorige commentaar.. waarom ben je dan leraar?
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June 16, 2021Charmant Engelstalig verhaal over een meisje wiens beste vriendin naar een andere school gaat switchen. Ze voelt zich daar uiteraard niet blij over, maar ontdekt dan een schetsje van een heksje. Alleen blijkt dat heksje echt.
Leuk verhaal en niet te ingewikkeld, al is er veel foute spelling (vooral van het heksje) wat juist voor mensen wiens moedertaal niet van origine Engels is, moeilijk kan zijn.
Leuk verhaal en niet te ingewikkeld, al is er veel foute spelling (vooral van het heksje) wat juist voor mensen wiens moedertaal niet van origine Engels is, moeilijk kan zijn.
August 6, 2020
I adored this book and whizzed through it in one sitting - now I desperately want my own tiny scribble witch! I love love love the idea of a tiny paper witch who flies about on a pencil for a broomstick - what a genius idea! Really enjoyed how Notes (the tiny witch) communicates too, her language is very adorable!
July 24, 2020
Scribble Witch: Notes In Class is a read that is as fun and crazy as its cover would suggest. Children will love it - it is full of primary school fun, an adorable paper witch, and things that are a teacher’s worst nightmare (and yes as a primary school teacher I speak from experience)…pencil toppers, pencil cases and secret notes being written in class.
Molly’s favourite things about school are her best friend Chloe, doodling and collecting pencil toppers. Things Molly doesn’t like about school are Emily, the goodie-two-shoes, and Mr. Stilton, the grumpy teacher.
Monday. Molly and Chloe are meant to be busy planning pirate stories but Molly’s world has just crumbled as Chloe has told her that she is moving to a new school and that Tuesday will be her last day. It’s kind of hard to care about pirate stories when your best friend has just told you the worst news ever and there’s also the added problem of trying to spell the word treasure.
Anyway, when Molly is given a dictionary by Mr. Stilton it isn’t the words that catch her attention but the doodling of a witch on a piece of scrap paper that she decides to sneak into her pencil pot. And everything was fine until it wasn’t fine and the witch was standing on her desk, right in front of her. Scribble Witch, or Notes to give her her proper name, loves to write notes - she likes to think of them as her secret ‘helpings’.
Notes’ timely arrival might just be the magic that Molly needs to keep her best friend in her life. But there’s a fine line between magic and mischief as Molly is about to discover…
Oh, what a thoroughly delightful read. It had me smiling and laughing all the way through. The school life and challenges that Molly experiences are perfectly relatable to any child of primary school age - spelling tests, leaky lunchboxes and friendship issues. Black and white illustrations, zany page layouts, notes, scribbles, doodles and the use of different fonts just add to the fun.
Notes is a very unique character and readers will be laughing-out-loud at Notes’ own special language and her hilarious antics that always seem to do more harm than good. It is fair to say that Notes doesn’t quite understand all the school rules!
The story is sweet and looks at friendship issues and the feelings and emotions that Molly experiences at the thought of her best friend leaving.
Filled with magic and mayhem, this is a hilarious and very enjoyable read for children who are growing in confidence and beginning to read chapter books. This is the first in a new series and I look forward to reading more about the antics of Scribble Witch.
Recommended for 6+.
Molly’s favourite things about school are her best friend Chloe, doodling and collecting pencil toppers. Things Molly doesn’t like about school are Emily, the goodie-two-shoes, and Mr. Stilton, the grumpy teacher.
Monday. Molly and Chloe are meant to be busy planning pirate stories but Molly’s world has just crumbled as Chloe has told her that she is moving to a new school and that Tuesday will be her last day. It’s kind of hard to care about pirate stories when your best friend has just told you the worst news ever and there’s also the added problem of trying to spell the word treasure.
Anyway, when Molly is given a dictionary by Mr. Stilton it isn’t the words that catch her attention but the doodling of a witch on a piece of scrap paper that she decides to sneak into her pencil pot. And everything was fine until it wasn’t fine and the witch was standing on her desk, right in front of her. Scribble Witch, or Notes to give her her proper name, loves to write notes - she likes to think of them as her secret ‘helpings’.
Notes’ timely arrival might just be the magic that Molly needs to keep her best friend in her life. But there’s a fine line between magic and mischief as Molly is about to discover…
Oh, what a thoroughly delightful read. It had me smiling and laughing all the way through. The school life and challenges that Molly experiences are perfectly relatable to any child of primary school age - spelling tests, leaky lunchboxes and friendship issues. Black and white illustrations, zany page layouts, notes, scribbles, doodles and the use of different fonts just add to the fun.
Notes is a very unique character and readers will be laughing-out-loud at Notes’ own special language and her hilarious antics that always seem to do more harm than good. It is fair to say that Notes doesn’t quite understand all the school rules!
The story is sweet and looks at friendship issues and the feelings and emotions that Molly experiences at the thought of her best friend leaving.
Filled with magic and mayhem, this is a hilarious and very enjoyable read for children who are growing in confidence and beginning to read chapter books. This is the first in a new series and I look forward to reading more about the antics of Scribble Witch.
Recommended for 6+.
August 21, 2022
De cover van dit boek sprak ons enorm aan. Wij houden wel van die vrolijke kleuren op een voorkant.
Dit boek blijkt een eerste deel van een serie te zijn. Wij maken kennis met Milou. Zij krijgt het moeilijk omdat haar beste vriendin Cato naar een andere school gaat. Ze vindt het de ergste dag van haar leven… totdat ze een klein papieren hekjes vindt in haar pennenbakje. Dit heksje heet Kattebel. En zij houdt van kattenkwaad. Ze zorgt ervoor dat Milou in de proberen raakt maar bovenal worden de twee dikke vriendinnen.
Het is een thema wat wel vaker voor komt in kinderboeken. Twee vriendinnen die uit elkaar gaan vanwege verhuizing. Dit is het eerste boek dat Britt hier zelfstandig over leest. Zij heeft dit in haar dagelijkse leven nog niet hoeven meemaken. Zij vergeleek het wel met het feit dat haar beste vriendinnetje een klas onder haar zit omdat zij een klas dubbel heeft gedaan. Mooi om deze link dan samen te mogen leggen.
Een heerlijk vrolijk leesboek. Met een tikkie magie dat ervoor zorgt dat er een bepaalde spanning in het boek komt waardoor je wilt blijven lezen. Dit geld niet alleen voor mij maar ook voor Britt. Zij kan dit boek makkelijk zelf lezen en heeft veel plezier beleefd aan heksje Kattebel. Zij haalt leuke streken uit, waardoor het een vrolijk boek wordt.
Voordat we het boek beginnen worden de hoofdpersonages aan ons voorgesteld. Dit is voor de visualisatie wel echt fijn. We krijgen meteen een goed beeld van Milou, Cato en meester Bert.
Ik heb ervaren dat Britt het prettig vind wanneer een verhaal verschillende lettertypes bevat. Dat komt ook in dit boek voor, er wordt als het ware gespeeld met de woorden en zinnen.
Wij hebben beide genoten van dit eerste deel in een nieuwe serie. Wij kijken dan ook zeker uit naar de volgende delen.
Dit boek blijkt een eerste deel van een serie te zijn. Wij maken kennis met Milou. Zij krijgt het moeilijk omdat haar beste vriendin Cato naar een andere school gaat. Ze vindt het de ergste dag van haar leven… totdat ze een klein papieren hekjes vindt in haar pennenbakje. Dit heksje heet Kattebel. En zij houdt van kattenkwaad. Ze zorgt ervoor dat Milou in de proberen raakt maar bovenal worden de twee dikke vriendinnen.
Het is een thema wat wel vaker voor komt in kinderboeken. Twee vriendinnen die uit elkaar gaan vanwege verhuizing. Dit is het eerste boek dat Britt hier zelfstandig over leest. Zij heeft dit in haar dagelijkse leven nog niet hoeven meemaken. Zij vergeleek het wel met het feit dat haar beste vriendinnetje een klas onder haar zit omdat zij een klas dubbel heeft gedaan. Mooi om deze link dan samen te mogen leggen.
Een heerlijk vrolijk leesboek. Met een tikkie magie dat ervoor zorgt dat er een bepaalde spanning in het boek komt waardoor je wilt blijven lezen. Dit geld niet alleen voor mij maar ook voor Britt. Zij kan dit boek makkelijk zelf lezen en heeft veel plezier beleefd aan heksje Kattebel. Zij haalt leuke streken uit, waardoor het een vrolijk boek wordt.
Voordat we het boek beginnen worden de hoofdpersonages aan ons voorgesteld. Dit is voor de visualisatie wel echt fijn. We krijgen meteen een goed beeld van Milou, Cato en meester Bert.
Ik heb ervaren dat Britt het prettig vind wanneer een verhaal verschillende lettertypes bevat. Dat komt ook in dit boek voor, er wordt als het ware gespeeld met de woorden en zinnen.
Wij hebben beide genoten van dit eerste deel in een nieuwe serie. Wij kijken dan ook zeker uit naar de volgende delen.
May 5, 2020
9 yr old Molly is trying to write a plot plan for a pirate story in her class at school. She’s having problems with her spelling and her notes to her BFF Chloe aren’t getting the answers she needs. Her awful, coffee loving, and kid hating, (she’s not 100% sure of this but he sure acts like it) teacher Mr Stilton gives her a huge dictionary to use.
Instead of finding the word, she finds a cute hand drawn picture of a little witch. Intrigued, she cuts it out and hides it in her desk’s pen pot.
With everyone heads down writing their pirate plots out, Molly suddenly begins getting scribbled notes, from someone called Notes. Who is Notes?
Things go from weird to worse for Molly when Chloe tells her she’s leaving their school (Dungfields) the very next day for another closer to her home. Molly is now freaked out AND feeling sad about losing Molly.
More trouble follows, but so does something magical! This mix of magic and mayhem is a lot to handle, but maybe, just maybe, Molly can hold her friendship, hide her new secret and smoosh them all together to fix things.
Full of black and white ‘scribbles’, funny text, notes and illustrations, this story is perfect for 7 year olds and up. It’s set in a classroom and explores friendship, rivalries, terrible teachers and their detentions, all mixed up in a magical meeting that main character Molly can hardly believe!
This is the first in a series, and I’ll definitely be looking for the next crazy episode.
Instead of finding the word, she finds a cute hand drawn picture of a little witch. Intrigued, she cuts it out and hides it in her desk’s pen pot.
With everyone heads down writing their pirate plots out, Molly suddenly begins getting scribbled notes, from someone called Notes. Who is Notes?
Things go from weird to worse for Molly when Chloe tells her she’s leaving their school (Dungfields) the very next day for another closer to her home. Molly is now freaked out AND feeling sad about losing Molly.
More trouble follows, but so does something magical! This mix of magic and mayhem is a lot to handle, but maybe, just maybe, Molly can hold her friendship, hide her new secret and smoosh them all together to fix things.
Full of black and white ‘scribbles’, funny text, notes and illustrations, this story is perfect for 7 year olds and up. It’s set in a classroom and explores friendship, rivalries, terrible teachers and their detentions, all mixed up in a magical meeting that main character Molly can hardly believe!
This is the first in a series, and I’ll definitely be looking for the next crazy episode.
February 21, 2020
Molly's having a not so good Monday. Her teacher hates her, her best friend is moving away, and her yogurt has leaked all over her lunch. (Ok, one of those things is worse than the others.) Nothing is going to cheer her up. Absolutely nothing...
This is a cute, funny start to a new MG series. The illustrations are fantastic, they match the tone of the book perfectly and there's loads to look at and unpick. I love Molly's Lists of Things! I agree with most of them, and I remember the pencil topper craze. I was never allowed more than one, though...
My copy of the book came with a postcard with a cut out witch of my very own. So far, as far as I can tell, she hasn't done anything magical, but who knows? Maybe it'll happen yet...
I love this book and I think the series is going to do really well. Do note, though, that despite the back cover saying Wednesday, things start happening on Monday. I was a little confused until I caught up to that! I assume the cover is referencing the fact that the first day Molly's friend is gone is a Wednesday.
This is a cute, funny start to a new MG series. The illustrations are fantastic, they match the tone of the book perfectly and there's loads to look at and unpick. I love Molly's Lists of Things! I agree with most of them, and I remember the pencil topper craze. I was never allowed more than one, though...
My copy of the book came with a postcard with a cut out witch of my very own. So far, as far as I can tell, she hasn't done anything magical, but who knows? Maybe it'll happen yet...
I love this book and I think the series is going to do really well. Do note, though, that despite the back cover saying Wednesday, things start happening on Monday. I was a little confused until I caught up to that! I assume the cover is referencing the fact that the first day Molly's friend is gone is a Wednesday.
March 12, 2020
I was very lucky to be auto approved via netgalley by the publishers so I could read Notes in Class by Inky Willis which i must comment on what an amazing name for an author and it is very apt. Notes in Class is about a girl called Molly who is horrifed after hearing her friend Chloe's news which makes her kind of unhappy. So when Molly is looking a word up in the dictionary she comes across a drawing of a witch and decides to cut it out. Next thing she knows the paper witch has come to life and her name is Notes and all Notes wants to do is help her friendling. But as the story unfolds Molly realises that what Notes does is sometimes very unhelpful and she finds herself in so much trouble. I thought this story was highly entertaining and made me chuckle alot. I now want to re-read it at some point and I am going to buy my very own copy and can't wait to see what Notes gets up to next. For this reason I am giving this book 4 stars.
August 8, 2020
This was a fun story about Molly and her new 'friendling', Notes. When Molly learns her best friend Chloe is leaving school tomorrow she is understandably upset. Then she meets Notes, who gets her into trouble in class, keeps her company at lunchtime and ultimately helps her to cope with the change that is to come.
Told in short chapters with bold doodles, this is a great book for children beginning to read chapter books or reluctant readers. I loved the doodled notes that Notes writes and the magic element is sure to engage young readers.
I received an eARC of this book from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Told in short chapters with bold doodles, this is a great book for children beginning to read chapter books or reluctant readers. I loved the doodled notes that Notes writes and the magic element is sure to engage young readers.
I received an eARC of this book from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
March 5, 2020
Molly and best friend Chloe have a secret as Notes a witch made from drawing appears to Molly and she shares her with Chloe her friend who is moving to another school closer to her home.
As Molly faces life at school without Chloe she's sad and tries to plan a way to keep Chloe at her school however can she succeed?
Notes was a fun little character who caused lots of mischief in the school this is a book that ignites imagination and creativity with the drawing.
Many thanks to the publisher's for allowing me to review this book for them!
As Molly faces life at school without Chloe she's sad and tries to plan a way to keep Chloe at her school however can she succeed?
Notes was a fun little character who caused lots of mischief in the school this is a book that ignites imagination and creativity with the drawing.
Many thanks to the publisher's for allowing me to review this book for them!
March 11, 2020
This book is adorable - a funny one for fans of Tom Gates, as it has the school/friendship/funny storyline. But also a great book for fans of Cressida Cowell’s Wizards of Once, because Notes the paper scribble witch has a similar narrative voice as Squeeeeezejooooooos! And if you loved Squeezjoos, you will also love Notes. So very cute, and so very silly.
November 2, 2020
Violet and I both loved this book - fantastic illustrations, well-written story about the challenge of a best friend moving schools, and Notes is a wonderful character! Violet even drew her own Notes, and she has written many notes in her unique grammar/prose. We ordered the second one even before we finished the first.
February 17, 2020
A super fun read!
June 15, 2021
Wat een hartstikke leuk, lief, grappig boek is dit. Perfect voor meisjes die nog net te jong zijn voor de Muts.
September 20, 2021
Voorgelezen aan dochters van 6 en 9. Zij vonden het erg leuk. Ik vond het zelf ook leuk en origineel en ik hou altijd van boeken die afwijken van de traditionele opmaak.
August 20, 2023
Fresh and original, but mischievous imps are just not my thing.
September 2, 2024
Kids book club book! Think they're gonna love this one. :)
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