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Witch Hazel

Molly Idle

Illustrator: Molly Idle

Ages: 6+

Published: 2022

Publisher: Little, Brown BFYR/Hachette

ISBN: 978-0-316-54113-8

Keywords: intergenerational, grief, illness

With a magical whisk of her broom, elderly Hazel shares years of happy memories with young Hilda. Effervescent fine-line white-on-beige illustrations.