The Magic Bedknob
by Mary Nortonliterary work· published 1943
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The Magic Bedknob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons is a 1944 children's book by Mary Norton. The book and its sequel were adapted into the 1971 Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks. While spending the summer in Bedfordshire, England, Carey, Charles and Paul meet Miss Price, the old spinster next door. When Paul sees Miss Price riding a broomstick, the children realize she is a witch. In return for their silence, Miss Price casts a spell on a knob from the bed so that when the knob is turned, the bed will fly wherever they wish to go. The children take the bed on various magical adventures. The book and its 1947 sequel Bonfires and Broomsticks were combined into the omnibus Bedknob and Broomstick in 1957, illustrated by Erik Blegvad.
Adaptations (1)
The Magic Bedknob was adapted into a 1971 film.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks1971 · film · 117 min · dir. Robert Stevenson, Ward Kimball · IMDb ↗Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.
