Zulema and the Witch Owl/Zulema y la Bruja Lechuza

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: November 1, 2009

zulemaWhen Grandma Sabina comes to live with the family, the first thing Zulema says to her is, ”You sure look old and ugly.” Grandma Sabina warns her granddaughter about the Witch Owl who prowls the night looking for mean children, but Zulema laughs defiantly at such a preposterous tale. In this story about the consequences of being mean to others, Zulema learns something about herself and possibly her grandmother too.

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  1. Angelina Hilton
    Posted November 12, 2009 at 7:10 pm | Permalink

    My students really enjoyed me reading this book to them, especially as they dicovered the transformation of the grandmother that was occuring through the pictures. The punishment that Zulema got for being a bully and the most important thing that the students liked was the idea that the Witch Owl could really exist in the present.

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