Multiple readings of this story may be required to get a deeper understanding of its meaning. The artwork contains a lot of beautiful details, but upon first review, the basic plot will be uncovered: a unicycle-riding witch doesn't fit in with her flock of broom-flying friends, and is banished from the group after being distracted by a small bird in her path. The two develop an unlikely friendship, and are assisted by a lonely scarecrow who facilitates an astonishing ending.
The book creator's website says that he is currently "obsessed with three concepts: the ambiguous, the improbable, and the uncertain." This book addresses all three of those ideas.
La Bruja y El Espantapajaros [The Witch and the Scarecrow] by Gabriel Pacheco. Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Economica, 2001. [9786071606785]
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