Velda's Surprise Picnic!

Velda the witch wants to make the perfect surprise birthday picnic for her cat. But when clouds roll in, Velda needs to do a sunshine spell so her picnic isn't ruined. She tries to get the ingredients for her spell from the animals around her, but all of them refuse to help. Velda realizes her picnic is perfect anyway—all it needed were the right friends. This humorous story about a witch and her cat is illustrated with bright, colorful illustrations to grab young readers' attention and capture their imagination.

• identifying solutions
• teamwork
• critical thinking