The Uppity Wuppity Witch

This is a story about Sonny, Ava and Ryder who venture far into the woods to find magic and intrigue. How are they going to help Ezabella, who is crying, as her magic and spell book have been stolen by the Wubbery Rubbery Goblins. Ezabella cannot remember her spells properly, so she mistakenly puts the stripes of Zebra on Hector the elephant. Meanwhile, Radcliffe the dragon can no longer blow fire. Who are the other animals and creatures of the wood who help them find the magic and spell book? Can the fairies from the Mushroom Village help? Can the wise owl and old man tree help? Will Zebra get back hisstripes? Will Radcliffe the dragon be able to blow fire again? The author, Jacqueline Thom, is a woman who loves bringing happiness and joy to children, and intends to do the same using the magic in this book.

Jacqueline was born at 45 Stadium Street, Chelsea, London, UK, in 1947. When she was 12 years old, her family immigrated to Australia and resided in a migrant hotel. They were only there for one year. Her mother left her five children and her father to have a good life. She had to leave school to take care of her three brothers and a sister. She married at the age of 16, had four boys, one after the other nearly. She now has 10 grandchildren and two great grandsons, Ryder and Sonny. Things have been sad all her life, but at least she is healthy. Jacqueline’s paternal grandfather was a wonderful man, but her father was not very nice. Recently, she had not been going through a good time and her grandfather came to her in a dream and told her to write this story and that it would be published. She told him, “I would not remember it all,” and he said, “Yes, you will.” So, the next morning, she wrote it down.