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The Witch in the Cherry Tree

The Witch in the Cherry Tree - Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize

Paperback (25 Sep 2025)

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Publisher's Synopsis

It's a damp and dull day, but in the kitchen, it's warm and cosy. David and his mother are baking, and the delicious smells bring a greedy witch to their garden. Witches love to steal freshly baked cakes! She is going to use every magic trick she knows to steal their scrumptious treats, but can David outsmart her?

A mouth-watering tale of delicious cakes and wicked witches from New Zealand's most celebrated children's writer, Margaret Mahy, with gorgeous illustrations from award-winning artist Jessica Twohill.

PRAISE FROM READERS:
'Mahy's words are as deeply satisfying as freshly baked cakes.'
'A good book to get children's imaginations flowing.'

Other Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize titles include:

The Boy with Two Shadows with art by Sarah Greig
The Boy Who Made Things Up with art by Lily Emo
There's a King in the Cupboard with art by Minrui Yang
17 Kings and 42 Elephants with art by Alba Gil Celdrán

About the Publisher

Hachette New Zealand

Little, Brown is the literary hardback imprint that feeds into our Abacus paperback list. We publish across a wide range of areas, including fiction, history, memoir, science and travel, but within this diverse list the vast majority of books have in common a strong narrative and a distinctive voice.

Book information

ISBN: 9781869715366
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: Hachette New Zealand
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 32
Weight: 164g
Height: 250mm
Width: 249mm
Spine width: 4mm