The Widow's Broom
Written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg
Genre and author's purpose
The genre is fiction because brooms can not walk.
The authors purpose is entertain because nothing is information in this book.
Point of view and Mood/Tone
The point of view is third person someone talks that is not In the story.
Mood and Tone is happy,scared,mad,and sad
Interesting vocabulary
1.frighting- filled with fright make or become afraid
2.against the stake
3.horrifed-a shivering scared felling
Figurative languge
Onomatopoeia is hissed crackle
Idom is heart jumped
Summary
Long ago Minna Shaw tricked people into burning a fake broom instead of the real broom.
The people tried to burn it on a hill.The people thought that the broom was to dangerous.
Minna Shaw did not want people to burn it because it was a great worker and a great cleaner. Minna Shaw then scared the people by having the broom look like a ghost.
Evaluation
This book is spooky because when the broom moves around and does some weird things like sweep the floor by it self