In a town obsessed with buying expensive things, the Merry Witch opens a small, humble shop called Just So Happens to Have a Grocery Store. It always seems to carry exactly what people need—an umbrella in a sudden storm, or a way home after the last bus has left. A perfect antidote to the nearby megastore that fuels endless desire, the witch’s shop offers not abundance, but just enough at the right moment.
Yet even the Merry Witch has her blind spots. One day, a clever girl in a light disguise arrives with a riddle and a set of requests the witch cannot fulfill. The girl is revealed to be Witchy, the Merry Witch’s daughter. In keeping her shop open day and night to serve everyone else, the Merry Witch has overlooked the person who needs her most—the one who has been beside her all along.
Warm, whimsical, and wise, this lower middle-grade book reminds young readers that in a world overflowing with plenty, the most extraordinary gift is often the simple act of being with the ones we love.