Sisters Plinka and Trinka Witch discover that they are out of the magic brew needed for their usual hi-jinks in this witchy re-imagining of the traditional tale of The Little Red Hen. As Plinka sets out to make some more of the brew - doing the a rain dance to procure water for the pot, performing a special spell to summon the necessary mushrooms - Trinka refuses to help, spending most of the afternoon napping. Predictably, once the brew is finished, Trinka wants to join in the play - but will Plinka allow her to do so...?

I thought that Stephanie Calmenson's revisionist solution to this classic teaching tale, in which one member of a group does all the work, and then enjoys the rewards of her labor, was really quite creative! It turns out that, although the work of making the brew is finished, there is still more to do, in the form of cleaning up the resultant mess. I liked the fact that Trinka is given a chance to redeem herself, after her initial failures. I also liked the accompanying artwork by R.W. Alley, which was colorful and cute. All in all The Little Witch Sisters was a fun little picture-book, one I would recommend to younger children looking for witchy fare. ( )