Author | Margaret Stuart Barry |
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Illustrator | Linda Birch |
Language | English |
Series | Simon and the Witch |
Genre | Children's fantasy |
Publisher | Collins |
Publication date | 23 August 1976 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | |
Pages | 78 pages |
ISBN | 0-00-184749-X |
Followed by | Simon and the Witch in School |
Simon and the Witch is a children's book by Margaret Stuart Barry, published by Collins, illustrated by Linda Birch. It also refers to the name of the series, which follows on. Simon is a very sensible young schoolboy, who has a friend who is a real witch. She is very silly, and a huge showoff.
Following a one off dramatisation of the first story in 1985 as part of the Children's BBC series Up Our Street, in 1987 the concept was adapted into a television series, starring Elizabeth Spriggs as the Witch, and Hugh Pollard as Simon,[1] which ran for two series.