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dmfsharp's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
_astridedwards_'s review against another edition
5.0
Bad Jelly the Witch is brilliant.
The tale inspires children to think by refusing to follow the standard fairy tale format.
The version published in [a:Spike Milligan|114722|Spike Milligan|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1208957754p2/114722.jpg]'s own handwriting - including drawings of Bad Jelly and the rest - is highly recommended (and a damn dight more imaginative than the current 'child-friendly' purple one).
They simply don't publish fairytales like they used to.
The tale inspires children to think by refusing to follow the standard fairy tale format.
The version published in [a:Spike Milligan|114722|Spike Milligan|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1208957754p2/114722.jpg]'s own handwriting - including drawings of Bad Jelly and the rest - is highly recommended (and a damn dight more imaginative than the current 'child-friendly' purple one).
They simply don't publish fairytales like they used to.
larrys's review
3.0
In NZ, the radio play used to air on Sunday mornings every single weekend when I was growing up, partly because it was so often requested ('This morning's Badjelly the Witch' was requested by Jane/Robert/Anna/Paul etc' and partly because I suspect Radio New Zealand didn't have a huge budget for buying audio plays for kids.
Needless to say, I never got sick of hearing it.
Needless to say, I never got sick of hearing it.
treereader's review
5.0
Such a great book, and the audiobook is even better (it's read by Spike Milligan).
I have a friend called Rosie and her brother's called Tim, so in her copy of Badjelly she's gone through and put an 'i' between the s and the e in every single mention of Rose, to make it Rosie.
I have a friend called Rosie and her brother's called Tim, so in her copy of Badjelly she's gone through and put an 'i' between the s and the e in every single mention of Rose, to make it Rosie.
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