The main character lamantes the fact that her grandma is different from other grandmas. She attempts to give her a makeover, but sees that once she's changed who her grandma is on the outside, it makes her sad on the inside. This is a great book about acceptance. The fact that the girl's gram is a witch is never stated out right, but kids will be able to tell from the very obvious depiction of her. This is not a strictly for Halloween book, but has Halloween like themes.