Leila the Perfect Witch

<b>In this charming picture book from the author-illustrator of <i>Gustavo</i><i> The Shy Ghost</i><i> </i>a witch who is spellbindingly good at everything discovers that baking is no piece of cake.</b><br><br>Leila Wayward is a little witch who excels at everything she does. She&#146;s the fastest flier the most cunning conjuror and the most superb shape-shifter. She has won trophies for potions herbology and alchemy&#151;and now she dreams of winning the Magnificent Witchy Cake-off! As the youngest in a long line of masters of the Dark Arts of Patisserie Leila wants her entry to be perfect. But even with the most bewitching of recipes she realizes a terrible truth: she&#146;s a disaster in the kitchen. Luckily Leila has three magical sisters who are happy to share their culinary secrets with her. What&#146;s more Leila discovers that baking with them is fun! Win or lose she has already tasted the sweetest thing of all: acceptance&#151;with a pinch of nightshade and a bit of mandrake. Filled with expressive and fancifully offbeat illustrations Flavia Z. Drago&#146;s enchanting story of trying your hardest despite your imperfections is sure to delight little witches and novice bakers alike.