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The Last Wild Witch Written by Starhawk Illustrated by Lindy Kehoe |
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"The Last Wild Witch is thoughtful, moving and beautiful. All of us who treasure wildness will want to share it with our children and our friends.” —Alice Walker
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In the very heart of the last magic forest lived
the last wild Witch. This story reminds us of the intuitive nature of children—their freedom of expression and deep passion for justice. We see these life-affirming instincts contrasted to oppressive, patriarchal values that have sanctioned the devastation of old growth forests and other natural environments. These kid heroes must follow their yet un-stifled inner voices, even if it means resisting control and disregard for the natural world by their parents and political town authorities. Empowered children can save the world, as indeed these children do. |
"The
Last Wild Witch reminds us that courage, nonconformity, and
attention to intuition are the real things that will save the wild
world we love." Ariel Gore—Author,
and founder of Hip Mama magazine |
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The Witch, centered and mysterious, offers a magic brew of herbs, leaves and berries for restoring all beings—including fish, birds, forest animals, insects, plants, children and eventually adults—to their higher selves. Starhawk and Lindy Kehoe have been contributors to the We’Moon Datebook for many years. Both Geminis, Lindy in her first Saturn return and Starhawk entering her second, these women are brilliant in their creations as mission-living activists. The work they have created is an exciting new contribution to earth-loving literature for children of all ages. |
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Last Wild Witch is a wonderful way to teach tolerance, respect
for nature, and valuing differences. The incredible surrealistic colored
paintings are the ideal palate to complement this imaginative teaching
tale.” For the full review, check out the Picturebook Shelf on The Midwest Book Review website. |
Click here to purchace your copy. Please check out our video for The Last Wild Witch. It’s a fun romp through some of the beautifully illustrated pages, with excerpts read by Starhawk herself! About the Author – Starhawk Starhawk also practices permaculture and teaches courses in regenerative design with Earth Activist Trainings. Visit the Earth Activist Training website for more information. About the Illustrator – Lindy Kehoe |
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About the Publisher – Mother Tongue
Ink Mother Tongue Ink publications feature creative work by women, celebrating earth-based spirituality and visions for a changing world. Since 1981, MTInk has published We’Moon: Gaia Rhythms for Womyn—the well-known eco-feminist datebook, astrological moon calendar and daily guide to natural cycles—with art and writing from the growing edge of international women’s culture. The Last Wild Witch is our first children’s book. |
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The Last
Wild Witch Review Download Broomstix teaching guide: Discover your wild side... The tale, written in simple language with a rhythm that steadily grows as the story progresses, deals with many issues and questions that are certainly worthy of discussion by both children and adults. It touches upon the creation of rules, the necessity of some and the arbitrary nature of others, and the eternal difference in worldviews and perceptions between innocence (kids) and experience (adults). It also shows how this effects what we do and the way we walk our Life Paths: conformity vs. individualism, engineered town vs. the wilds of Nature. The Last Wild Witch would certainly appeal to New Age and Pagan audiences; families who have felt the wildness and embraced the woods. However, the tale is also relevant to folks who follow traditional and mainstream paths. Too often forest and farms are disappearing beneath the cement and asphalt of shopping malls and housing developments. As our natural world shrinks, more and more people are awakening to the importance of Nature, and the need to live in harmony with Her. By letting our children lead us, through their imaginations and affinity with pristine Nature, there is hope that we have not sat down to tea with our last wild witch. This thought is brought to life through the shamanistic beat of Starhawk's words, and the vibrant, swirling art of Lindy Kehoe's paintings. Readers will see the auras and feel the pulse of their neighborhoods, and discover the beauty of the wildness that waits not too far from their own doorsteps. You might want to read this one aloud—even if you're by yourself. A wild delight! Buy The Last Wild Witch here on our website or in independent bookstores. Order direct by phone at 1-877-693-6666 US International 541-956-6052. |
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The
Last Wild Witch The Last Wild Witch will make being a
witch popular with children who may be afraid of those witches they
have seen at Halloween. Fairy tales serve a useful purpose though
the child sitting on your lap may not be aware of what they are
learning. In The Last Wild Witch we learn that perfectionism is
perhaps not the way to go. It becomes dullsville when a way of life
does not allow for a little wildness or change. So there is the
wild witch stirring her cauldron and beating her drum calling us
to find the richness of like. |
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