A review by readsewknit
Old Misery by James Sage

4.0

Old Misery is an elderly woman with little to her name but her cat and an apple tree that is always being pilfered. When she is granted a wish after a kindness, she insists that anyone who tries to steal apples will get stuck to the tree until she releases them. That wish leads to amusing consequences and allows Old Misery to have additional control over her life...to a point.

The illustrations are whimsical, a perfect pairing with the words.