The Junior Witch's Handbook: A Kid's Guide to White Magic, Spells, and Rituals by Nikki Van De Car

The Junior Witch's Handbook: A Kid's Guide to White Magic, Spells, and Rituals Reviews

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  The Nerd Daily

  
  Originally published on The Nerd Daily | Review by Nathalie DeFelice
  
  This adorable handbook is perfect for anyone who’s got a young one (or even a young person at heart) that wants to learn about becoming a witch. This book has all the basics you need with beautifully illustrated pages and it sets a very sweet tone, while easily explaining the concepts of making spells, and even outlines how to bring good things into your life, and cast away the bad. I truly enjoyed this sweet book. It’s encouraging and will help the novice witch bring some light and clarity into their life (if that’s what they seek).
  
  
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  Paige Vanderbeck

  I'll be writing a full review later, but I just want to say that this is a real book of witchcraft for kids - it's age-appropriate but not sugar-coated or dumbed down. The rituals and spells are great, and I actually can see myself doing a few of these myself without having to make adjustments. I'm super impressed.
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  Ms. Yingling

  Public library copy
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  Els

  Het heksenhandboek. Vol toverspreuken, drankjes en magie.
  Door: Nikki Van De Car. Illustraties: Uta Krogmann.
  
  Wat een tof, boeiend, inspirerend boek. Bedoeld voor jonge heksen maar zeker ook tof leesbaar voor de iets oudere heksen onder ons ;) Op een vlotte manier leer je heel veel.
  
  Zij die nu aan oude toverkollen met een punthoed en een bezem denken zitten goed fout. Een heks is een wijze, krachtige vrouw die de magie die overal om ons heen hangt op een bewuste en positieve manier benut. Ze kan daarvoor gebruik maken van runen, kristallen, orakelkaarten, meditatie, kruiden, talismannen en nog zo veel meer. Over al die onderwerpen lees je in dit boek. Alles wordt eenvoudig maar nooit kinderachtig uitgelegd. Het bevat een hele hoop informatie en alles is fris vormgegeven; wat dit boek tot een echt koester-boek maakt. (Er is zelfs voorin ruimte voorzien om je naam te schrijven en achteraan is er een heus diploma.)
  
  Het heksenhandboek is een boek dat mij 30 jaar geleden uitzinnig van geluk zou hebben gemaakt, het zou mijn bijbel zijn. Nu, 30 jaar ouder, ben ik stiekem bijna even enthousiast. Echt een fantastisch, betoverend (pun intended), enthousiasmerend boek!
  
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  Cora B

  While the world certainly needs a guide for magical kiddos, I would not give this one to a child. Spells include instructions that include fire, incense, and essential oils—items that would be much more suited to a grimoire for teens or adults. This book calls for herbs and stones that would require a trip to a special metaphysical store, and I would rather encourage children to find magical ingredients in their backyards, nearby parks, or in their kitchen pantries.
  
  Also, many modern witches do not use the term "white magic" because of its inherent racist implications, and I am shocked that a spellbook published in 2020 would include that phrase in the title. Language is power. Witches should know this better than anyone.
  
  All in all, this is a well-intentioned book with major magical misfires I could not overlook.
  
  
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  Cinnimini

  While it is written in an age appropriate tone, and the spells are very light and remind me of mindfulness techniques, a few things made me pause.
  
  -telling people to cleanse crystals by putting them in salt water with no warning that some crystals aren't safe to put in water.
  
  -no explanation of where the traditions she references come from. (Gris Gris bags for example) While it is a basic book, learning where things come from and how to respectfully use them in your practice (and if you even should use them) is something I think should be learned from the start.
  
  -while the spells were light, maybe more explanation on how to set intentions would help.
  
  If I was going to give this to a child in my life, it would be given to one who already knew some basics and I'll tell them we had to talk through several things.
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  Katie

  While obviously aimed at kids, this is a good introduction to witchcraft for anyone who's curious. My only gripe is that while the section on family talks about how families can and do hurt each other, it insists that all families are loving and supportive at heart, which just isn't true. I wouldn't expect a book for kids to dive deep into things like child abuse for queerphobia, but blithe ignorance of the possibility of unhealthy families isn't helpful either..
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  Maggie

  Great read for beginner
  
  Excellent fast read.
  Great read for understanding and learning. Good intro book into learning about being a witch. It wasn't too much indepth, just enough to understand the overall meanings of things and easy explanations for each topic, along with a little but of history.
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  Iris

  This is a really lovely book. I particularly like the emphasis on spells for healing bruised emotions and relationships. In that way, it’s actually a very practical guide for kids/tweens who are new to navigating friendships/relationships. Really fantastic book!
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  Wendy Matta

  Great for Young Mystics
  
  I skimmed through this before gave to my girlz... covers so much... Young Mystics need their resources as well... They will love it... I prefer to be called a Mystic...
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  Lisa

  I’ve never really heard of white magic so this was an interesting idea to read about. I’ve marked several spells to try.
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  Lotte Elizabeth

  Mooi vormgegeven boek met leuke rituelen erin! Het is wel heel sterk gericht op kinderen/jongeren, dus het sloot niet helemaal goed aan. ;) Maar zeker voor jonge mensen een leuk boek om kennis te maken met laagdrempelige magie en rituelen.