Flight of the Christmas Witch

FLIGHT OF THE CHRISTMAS WITCH is based on the Italian folktale of La Befana and is presented here as a charming holiday poem. It tells Befana's story in the classic style of Clement Clarke Moore's holiday classic, TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. In this version, Befana provides shelter, and a delicious meal, for three travelers when they stop at her home for the night. Afterwards they ask her to join them as they resume their journey to the small town of Bethlehem. Where they expect to find a newborn babe. She declines their invitation and later regrets her dissection. Then through a series of magical events she sets off on an adventurous journey of her own to find, and bring presents to, the small child.Astride her old broomstick the Christmas Witch meets, and befriends, a curious white door mouse. Together they fly off into a winter storm where they encounter a snow dragon, and then are introduced to Mother Nature. Father Christmas also makes a special appearance.The whole journey is captured through the imaginative eyes of author/photographer Morgan Kostival and his dazzling photo illustrations that accompany this tale.