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Snowmen at Night, Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm, Dex The Heart of a Hero, Escape Of Marvin The Ape 등 다수의 베스트셀러 그림책을 함께 만든 Caralyn Buehner와 Mark Buehner 부부의 재미있는 그림책입니다.

마녀 위틸다는 고양이를 사랑합니다. 그녀의 집에는 버림받은 집고양이들과 길고양이, 들고양이 등 온갖 종류의 고양이 47마리가 함께 살고 있습니다. 하지만 고양이에게 줄 먹이가 다 떨어지자, 마녀 위틸다는 고양이 먹이를 사기 위해 일자리를 알아 보기로 합니다.

처음 얻은 일자리는 보어트 아줌마의 미장원... 하지만 마녀가 생각하는 아름다움의 기준이 일반인들의 생각과는 같을 수가 없지요. 손님의 머리를 거미집 모양으로 만들었다가 쫓겨나고 맙니다.

두번째로 신문 광고란에서 발견한 일자리는 피자 배달원... 피자가게에는 이미 많은 사람들이 일자리를 얻기 위해 모여 있었습니다. 취직시험은 딱 한 가지. 피자 5판을 가장 먼저 배달하는 사람에게 일자리가 돌아갑니다. 모두들 피자 5판을 들고 배달하러 달려갔습니다만, 위틸다는 하늘을 나는 빗자루를 타고 첫번재 집부터 4번째 집까지 제일 먼저 배달을 마치고 마지막 배달을 하러 가다가 나무 꼭대기에 올라가서 구해달라고 울고 있는 고양이를 만납니다. 고양이를 구하면 오토바이를 타고 배달을 하는 경쟁자에게 질 것 같고, 그냥 가자니 고양이의 애처러운 울음소리가 마음에 걸리고...

고양이들을 사랑하는 위틸다가 고양이들을 먹여 살리기 위해 일자리를 찾으면서 벌어지는 재미있는 이야기가 유머러스한 그림과 함께 실려 있습니다.






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Paperback: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 0142401374
ISBN-13: 978-0142401378
책 크기: 26.5cm x 21.3cm



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Book Description
Wittilda needs a job! Her forty-seven cats are down to their last dried rat, and she needs to make some money. So Wittilda and her feline friends scour the want ads in the newspaper and find the perfect job&150a delivery person at Joe's Dingaling Pizza. With her trusty broom, Wittilda will be the fastest delivery person in town! And her cats will get to enjoy a delicious Dingaling special combo pizza!


From Publishers Weekly
This wacky picture book supports the theory that it often takes some trial and error to locate just the right type of employment--even if you're a witch. When Wittilda--who is fond of spiders, batwing stew and roast newt--finds her kitchen cupboard bare, she realizes that she must get a job in order to feed her 47 cats. A stint at Aunt Bort's Hair Palace doesn't pan out, but an advertisement for a pizza delivery person holds promise. Wittilda puts her brooming skills to good use and after a snag or two she lands the position. Caralyn Buehner's ( The Escape of Marvin the Ape ) creation of a witch with a heart of gold gives her story a comforting tone, while equal dashes of adventure, magic and reality prove a captivating mix. Mark Buehner's (illustrator of The Adventures of Taxi Dog ) sumptuous oil and acrylic paintings exhibit his flair for depicting the play of light and shadow, and for deploying a variety of arresting perspectives. Wittilda's kind smile, cat's-eye glasses and huge bulbous nose give her heaps of personality. Scenes showing bug-eyed felines scanning the want-ads and sitting around the table--napkins tied around necks--for a pizza meal are especially humorous.


From School Library Journal
When you're a witch with 47 cats and are down to your last dried rat, it's time to get out the want ads. Wittilda's attempt to work at a beauty shop ends in disaster, so she goes to Dingaling Pizza, where the applicants are told, "'Five pizzas each to deliver. The first one back gets the job!'" Wittilda balances the boxes on one hand as she flies over town on her broomstick. She is slowed down when she helps a kitten caught in a tree, but still makes her deliveries in time to land the position. The last page shows the witch and 48 cats all eating pizza together by candlelight. The rhythmic language has an effortless flow, and both text and artwork are a great mix of the traditional and the contemporary. The illustrations (oil over acrylic) are a delight, with comic touches to discover at every rereading. The evening scenes showing Wittilda flying through a luminous moonlit night are especially effective. The best book to date by this husband/ wife team, this one is a winner for group sharing.