Stars: *** Accuracy: * Synopsis: One night, while riding to Mexico City, Don Aurelio stops at a house owned by three strange women. The youngest and most beautiful warns him that "All is not as it seems." Don Aurelio soon discovers that she and her companions are witches. Each night, they put on a pair of straw wings, remove their human faces, and fly into the dark night. Don Aurelio falls in love with the youngest woman and tries to break the spell that holds her as a witch. In a tragic twist of fate, Don Aurelio learns that misfortune can occur when a human being falls in love with an immortal being. Review: This is a picture book designed for ages 6 and up. It's a very interesting story with a good moral but is not a happy story and not for the easily frightened. I don't think I'd have my kids read it unless we were studying Mexico and their idea about witches. Accuracy: If you know anything about witches, the synopsis should give you a clue as to why it's a one star. In fact, it should really be zero stars. In this book, witches fly with wings made of straw, have removable faces, are immortal, eat lizards and such and kill people.
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