"The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children" features the most detestable villain in children's literature - the famed witch of the Hansel & Gretel fable. Set in the current day, "The Witch's Guide" follows 11-year-old Sol and his sister Connie, who start to think that their neighbor next door is up to no good.

Author Keith McGowan visits Writers Talk to share his experiences writing for children, and his recent assignment as the 2010 Children's Writer-in-Residence at the Thurber House, in Columbus, Ohio.