cover image Two Little Witches: A Counting Story

Two Little Witches: A Counting Story

Harriet Ziefert, Ziefert, Taback. Candlewick Press (MA), $6.99 (20pp) ISBN 978-0-7636-1894-0

On the flip side, Two Little Witches: A Counting Story (1996) by Harriet Ziefert, illus. by Simms Taback, uses an ever-growing group of trick-or-treaters to teach addition skills. Taback's outlined characters stand out like black-light images against an inky black background.