what a great gem this be . it an unusual story that be fun to watch . yes and it have singing and but it be very nicely craft into the story and be very melodic to hear . it be so pleasant to watch while i enjoy it from start to finish . the movie take place in england during world war ii . it be about an apprentice witch who be search for a missing portion of a spell that she need . she use her rough magic to transport her and 3 child under her care to various destination to find it . they be join by her correspondence teacher and who be surprise to learn that the lesson from his school actually work . although the special effect may seem a little dated at first and once you get use to them they become part of the charm of this movie . in fact and the movie win an oscar for these effect . the movie be innocent and fun and it hard not to like the tuneful song . the character be wonderfully interesting to watch . i think anyone at any age could find something to like about this movie .