We have been reading some great Chris Van Allsburg books. My favorite one was The Widows Broom. The book had lots of details and I had lots of questions. One question I had was, was minna a witch because of the way she acted? My favorite part in the story was when the broom swept the dirt road. As a reader I think you should read this book too. One part of the story I did not like was when the Spivey children kicked the stones at the broom while he was sweeping the dirt roads. I think the broom was a magical broom because he played the piano, swept the dirt roads and fed the chickens. Now I love Chris Van Allsburg books.