"With simple rhymes and a gentle spirit, veteran children's author Cobb offers an enjoyable story of a witch-in-training whose good intentions go awry. This pleasant, engaging story provides valuable messages about friendship and the importance of good listening. Artist Pentangelo's colorful, playfully skewed images underscore the text's comical tone and contain numerous small details that attentive readers will enjoy. A sweet but never cloying tale of a student witch, playfully illustrated." -- Kirkus Reviews Greta Grohm, a student at Wilhelm's Magic Academy, quickly discovers how good intentions can go wrong. When Greta finds a stray cat on the way home from magic school she immediately thinks he would make a great new friend for her two pet birds, Dew and Ray. She takes the cat home, a wild chase ensues and a magic spell goes bad to set this tale in motion. This story teaches children the importance of listening to directions and has a positive message about friendship and family.