The Blue-Nosed Witch
was written by Margaret Embry, with pictures by Carl Rose, and originally published in 1956.
It is a sweet little story that young children will enjoy. Blanche and her little cat Brocket are the cutest touch to this warm and fuzzy Halloween tale from the past.
Blanche, a real witch, though a young one had a nose that glowed a marvelous blue in the dark. One Halloween, cruising on her broom with her black cat, Brockett, she found a band of children and joined them on their trick-or-treat forage.
This is a very short and fun children's book about a young witch named Blanche who is compulsively late but has a special feature about herself. Her nose can light up (like Rudolph) to a blue-colored glow. One Halloween night, Blanche sets her alarm clock ahead so she won
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t be late for the big Halloween flight with the other witches of Scurry 13. While flying over the town she notices some children dressed up and going trick-or-treating. The children take to her when they see her nose light up and they all go on some simple Halloween night adventures.