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Leila the little witch has won trophies and awards for her witchy skills. She is truly a perfect witch. After entering a baking contest, Leila discovers she does not excel at baking and needs to practice. The baking disasters make for some funny pictures. Leila's sisters help her improve her baking skills and she is ready for the competition. While the results aren't exactly what Leila was hoping for, she learns an important lesson about not giving up and how family helps each other.

The story was great, but the illustrations made this book special. Flavia Z. Drago has such a distinctive illustration style and adds such interesting small details to each illustration. During the last week, we have read this several times, and each time my son has pointed out something we hadn't noticed before.

I highly recommend this book for elementary-aged children who will be delighted by Leila and her family and the message of not giving up when things get challenging.