When it's time to brush their teeth, the kitchen becomes the stage for a spell-casting duel. No one will escape the magic. Fi! Fa! Fo! Malacatú!

When they can't agree on the need to brush their teeth, it's no surprise that mother and son get into a spell fight. If Mom turns into a tube of toothpaste, the boy will become an acorn animal; and if Mom transforms into a snorting coffee maker, her son will be none other than a whimbrel... The whole house participates: from the boy's toys to the cat and the pots on the stove. A great book to read aloud and scrutinize with a detective's eye for the parallel plots within it.