I was sad I had to scroll down so far to hit Prydain! My mom read them aloud to me at least 3 times (5, 9, and 12 I think) and I’ve read them many times since, and they are different stories every time. They grow with you.

The Witches was my favorite as a kid, and when I was teaching 3rd grade it was my first read aloud every year. When you got to the part in the introduction about how even the teacher reading this might be a witch they’d all stare at me googly eyed, but a little terror is a great way to bond as a group, and reading something scary right off the bat always cemented my role as a Cool Teacher (⁠◠⁠‿⁠・⁠)⁠—⁠☆