The Little Leftover Witch
Florence Laughlin
The Little Leftover Witch
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
by Florence Laughlin
The text is written at a 4th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
When Felina's broom suddenly breaks on Halloween, she must stay with the Doon family, where her mischievous magic stirs up all sorts of trouble. But a surprising event helps Felina learn an important lesson and changes her in a special way.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This is a Level 4-5 book with gentle content intensity. No notable content concerns flagged. Written for readers ages 5-8.
Why we rated The Little Leftover Witch 9C
The Little Leftover Witch is written at a Level 4-5 reading level across 96 pages (approximately 13,493 words). Strong independent readers around grade 5.3 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, The Little Leftover Witch works for readers up to grade 6.3.
Read aloud, The Little Leftover Witch runs about 1.5 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.
We rate The Little Leftover Witch as 9C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.
Thematically, The Little Leftover Witch explores friendship, family, magic, and coming of age — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 5-8 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, family, magic.
Maybe not for
- ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
For Parents
Content Intensity
9C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
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Reading Insights
Hook Factor
4/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781442486775
- Pages
- 96
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Published
- Aug 27, 2013
- Type
- Fiction
- Word Count
- 13,493
- Read-Aloud
- ~1h 30m
- Text Density
- Light Text