Earwig and the witch vs Wizard of Washington Square: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Earwig and the witch Earwig and the witch Diana Wynne Jones · 2011 ★★★★☆ 3.8 144 pages · ≈ 2 h 40 m · Light

Although an orphan, Earwig has always enjoyed living at St. Morwald's, where she manages to make everyone do her bidding, but when she is taken in by a foster parents who are actually a witch and a demon, she has a hard…

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Cover of Wizard of Washington Square Wizard of Washington Square Jane Yolen · 1969 ★★★★☆ 3.8 111 pages · ≈ 2 h 03 m · Light

David and Leilah are delighted to meet the wizard who lives in the park until he accidently turns David's dog into a statue and the statue is stolen.

The verdict

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Hardcover 3.4 (16) 3.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.5 (15) —

Reception

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Ratings 16 1
Editions 14 8
Film adaptations 1 —
Wikipedia attention 12321 —
Pages 144 111

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