39250,Alice and Greta,Alice and Greta,0881069760,Steven J. Simmons,45.00,15.00,Charlesbridge+ Publishing,Jul-99,簡裝,,,,Alice and Greta, From Publishers Weekly While little witch Alice uses her powers for good， Greta has yet to learn he brewmerang principle": that whatever you brew comes back to you. Ages 4-8. (July) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information， Inc. From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2?Alice and Greta are two young witches attending Miss Mildew's School of Magic. Alice uses her magic for positive results， while Greta， in contrast， plays tricks that land her in trouble. That habit causes Greta to miss an important lesson?the "Brewmerang Principle"?"Whatever you chant，/Whatever you brew，/Sooner or later/Comes back to you!" After graduation， Alice uses her powers to rescue stranded sailboats and find lost puppies， while Greta uses them to spread confusion. Her piece de resistance involves covering some children with melted marshmallows. At first delighted， the youngsters become scared when they realize they're stuck. Alice's attempt to rescue them lands her in the goo as well. However， she paid attention to the Brewmerang Principle， and is able to reverse the spell， leaving Greta to suffer the results of her misdeeds. As with the melted marshmallows， a little bit of moralism would have gone a long way in this book. Instead readers are nearly suffocated with sweet stuff， which prevents true characterization or plot development. Overly generous use of pink (Alice) and green (Greta) in the illustrations goes hand-in-heavy-hand with the pedantic tone of the text.?Tana Elias， Meadowridge Branch Library， Madison， WICopyright 1998 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. See all Editorial Reviews"