The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children

The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children by Keith McGowan
Youth New Book Shelves- Lower Level – McGOWAN

“I love children. Eating them, that is. I’ve eaten quite a few children over the centuries. You may wonder where I get them all. The answer is: I get them the traditional way.” (McGowan) This is the opening paragraph in The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children by Keith McGowan.


Sol and Connie Blink are new to Grand Creek. The first person they meet is an odd older woman named Fay Holaderry and her dog Swift. Sol is smarter that your average eleven year old and he notices something strange about Swift. Swift was chewing on a bone but not just any bone, a human bone. Sol and Connie realize in their new neighborhood there are not many children around. Add into the mix that their new neighbor Fay is an odd woman whose dog chews on human bones and they have a step mother who does like them at all. It is up to Sol and Connie to find out what is going on in Grand Creek and to keep themselves from being eaten by a witch! Check out The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children to see what the traditional way for getting children is (beware the answer is shocking) and where Swift’s gets his human bones to chew on. This is a funny modern retelling of the classic Hansel and Gretel.