Stars: ****1/2Accuracy: *
Synopsis: Agnezza the witch wanders through the small hamlet of Humburg, looking for some shelter and a bite to eat. Selfish Mrs. Raff refuses her, and is given the Curse of the Silent Night. Rude Mr. Fooss rejects her, and is put under The Curse of the One-eyed Jack. When childless Mr. and Mrs. Tretter recieve her with open arms, they are chagrined when, upon their departure, she lays a Curse of the One-Armed Man upon them. Why did she do that? Their alarm grows as they see the curses of their neighbors come to unfortunate and surprising fruition. Little do they know that Agnezza has another trick up her sleeve when it comes to rewarding kindness! A funny folktale that's formalistically flawless, peppered perfectly with Zimmer's zany cross-hatched line drawings. Share this charmer anytime of year, and you'll have to decide for yourself if repeated readings are a curse…or a curse in reverse!
Review: I really liked this book. Her curses are funny in that they don't materialize the way you think they are going to, especially the curse in reverse. In fact even as an adult I couldn't guess what would happen. I don't want to spoil it for you but it was a good story.
Accuracy: Very little accuracy here. The witch is an old ugly woman wearing rags and she just curses people with abandon.
