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Summary: Bed-Knob and Broomstick By:Norton, Mary
Review: Bed - Knob and broomstick
By: Norton, Mary
Reviewed By: S. Chang
Period: P.5Three children, Carey, Charles, and Paul are brothers and sisters that were sent to Bedfordshire to stay with their aunt. Very near their aunt's house, an old lady named Miss Price lives in a small house. On an early morning, the three children find Miss Price in pain with a broomstick next to her. Soon they find out that she is a witch and fell while practicing to ride on a broomstick. To prevent the children from revealing her secret, she put a spell on Paul's bed-knob. The spell was to take the children whenever they want if they twist the knob and wish. They take it home and twist the bed-knob and wish. But they don't end up getting quite what they want, only trouble, especially when they meet Emelius Jones.
This book, Bed ?Knob and Broomstick is included in one of my favorite books. I liked it because of many reasons, but most of all it's because it was unpredictable and adventurous. In most books, everything goes well most of the time and all the books seem to have almost the same story. But in this book, opposite from many other books that I have mentioned, almost everything goes wrong and is unpredictable. For example, who knew Paul was going to say, "It's hers. It's what she fell off. It's what she rides on.?Who knew they were going to meet Emelius Jones and get into all that adventure?
I say that this book is full of adventure. Especially when a dummy soars though the sky and save Emelius. I remember how they described that situation. In this book, some boys screamed, "A witch on a broomstick!?in the past of Bedfordshire. I always like it when they make the bed go somewhere. I also liked it when they went to the island of Ueepe. I liked that part because it made me think Carey and Charles wouldn't make it and Miss Price and Paul had already left. I felt as if I was with the 3 children and Miss Price.
Although this book comes in as one of my favorite books, it isn't a perfect book. I think every book has its pros and cons. What I didn't like about this book was when Emelius is over at Miss Price's house. I think I didn't really enjoy that part because of the wordings. How it was worded was very weird and it confused me. After I think about it, I don't remember much from that part. Nothing was made very clear to me. In my opinion, this book is a very good book except for this part in the book that I have mentioned.
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Summary: Bedknob and Broomstick
Review: Our class enjoyed hearing our teacher read this story. She thought we might like it because we enjoyed "Harry Potter" last year. We liked it when the children travelled back into the past. It was good when Miss Price and Emelius fell in love and travelled back to Emelius's time
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Summary: Definitely not the movie
Review: So, having seen the Disney movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks, you know the whole story, right? Wrong! Being a fan of that movie, I picked up this book expecting some minor discrepancies, but was amazed to find a story that had practically nothing in common with the movie. This is the story of Carey, Charles and Paul Wilson who, while staying with their aunt in Bedfordshire, suddenly discover that a neighbor, Miss Price is a witch! Not your stereotypical witch, Miss Price is a prim and proper lady who is willing to buy the children's silence with the gift of a magic bed knob that will allow the children to travel through space and time. Seeking to visit their mother, the children find themselves scooped up by the London police. Next, Miss Price takes them to an isolated tropical island, only to discover that cannibals inhabit the island. Their final adventure takes them to Restoration England, where they meet a forlorn (and inept) necromancer, Emelius Jones. This story (actually two books combined into one) is quite charming. In a gentle and freewheeling fashion, Mary Norton draws the reader along on a fantastic adventure. This book is just right for the young reader, with a few nice illustrations, and a wonderful storyline.
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