How To Become A Witch In Ten Easy

Fantasy Children’s Books Classics

Mary Norton’s 1943 fantasy novel “How To Become A Witch In Ten Easy” invites readers into the same whimsical world that later inspired Bedknobs and Broomsticks, but here it unfolds in brisk, page-turning chapters perfect for fans of vintage British children’s fiction. This first-edition hardcover comes with the expressive line drawings of Waldo Peirce, whose illustrations amplify the mischief and magic on every spread.

The story follows a resourceful young heroine who discovers an old correspondence course promising to turn her into a witch—if she can master the ten deceptively simple lessons. Norton’s signature blend of everyday detail and gentle supernatural suspense makes the book a charming bridge between wartime storytelling and modern fantasy.

This 1943 Hyperion Press printing is an original, not a facsimile, so collectors prize its wartime paper and period dust-jacket art. Boards show light scuffing and small edge tears, and one page bears a minor smudge, yet the binding remains tight and all illustrations intact—an endearing copy ready for shelf display or nostalgic reading.