It is about seven children, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, who are transformed into food by a witch.

Booklist, in a review of Heckedy Peg, found "The inherent drama of the story, combined with the haunting images the art provides, gives the picture book a timeless quality.

"[1] and the School Library Journal wrote "This story, deep and rich with folk wisdom, is stunningly illustrated with Don Wood's luminous paintings.

"[1] Kirkus Reviews called it "An original fairy tale" and "Admirable, yet, for all its proficiency, almost stolid--perhaps a little less definition would leave more room for the imagination.

"[2] Publishers Weekly wrote "Although text and art in this picture book match as hand and glove, it is really the ornate illustrations that carry it aloft to the dimension of classic fairytale" and "The story has essential elements of playfulness and eeriness; also evident is a poetic license that effects a looseness in structure.