The Witch's Buttons Author:Ruth Chew Sandy put her hand into her pocket and felt the button. It seemed to twist in her hand. She pulled the button out and looked at it. It was shaped like a tiny man, and there was a grin on his face. Sandy almost dropped the button. "Janet," she whispered, "it's alive!"
This is one of the popular Ruth Chew books on magic and witches for younger children. She wrote and illustrated the texts with beautiful charcoal drawings. Most of her stories are set in New York City.