The Witching Hour

(illus. Adelina Lirius; Tundra / Penguin Random House, June 2025)

In the witching hour between dinner and bedtime, anything can happen: laughter, tears, fun screaming, not-fun screaming . . . parents, siblings, pets and neighbors are all familiar with this dreaded time of day.

What happens when that cranky baby is part of a family of witches?

Turns out, it's pretty much the same, except sometimes the toys levitate and the soothing songs sound a little different ...

The Witching Hour is a spare, slyly funny and deeply familiar slice-of-life story featuring a fussy little witch and their increasingly desperate family.

🏆 Telling Tales 2025 Reading List selection

“A bewitching bedtime story sure to charm the whole family.”
― Kirkus Reviews

“A spot-on rendering of the magical lengths families will go to soothe a cranky witchling.”
- Brunhilda Stormweary, The Witchling Sleep Solution

“They try everything! Broomsticks! Conjuring! Everything except my patented frog’s eye potion, which can be ordered directly through my cat, Ms. Saucytail.”
- Dr. Spider, author of Dr. Spider’s Witchling Basics

“Non-magic parents sorely lack our advantages—how do they manage?”
- Hepzibah Newton, Advice and Spells for the New Witch Parent

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