Winnie the Witch
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| Author | Valerie Thomas |
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| Illustrator | Korky Paul |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Pages | 32 pages |
| ISBN | 0192726838 |
Winnie The Witch is a series of picture books, written by Valerie Thomas and illustrated by Korky Paul. Eight sequels have been released so far. According to Oxford University Press more than two million books have been sold of this series.
The series
The first book Winnie The Witch was first published in 1987. It was reprinted nine times up until 1997 and re-issued with a new cover in 2006. Now the book is available as a paperback edition with an audio CD, containing the story with music and sound effects. All the other Winnie books are available as paperback editions with audio CDs, too.
Valerie Thomas has worked for many years in education, teaching in schools in Australia and the UK. Korky Paul is an award-winning illustrator of children’s books. In 1986, he illustrated his first book for Oxford University Press, Winnie the Witch, which won the Children’s Book Award[1] in 1988.
The books are often being used by teachers.
Winnie The Witch
Winnie the witch has a black house. The interior of the house is also black, just like her cat Wilbur. When Wilbur closes his eyes to doze off, he disappears into the background of Winnie's home, and she accidentally tramples him again and again. Therefore Winnie changed Wilbur's color into a bright green. But when he's outside in the grass, the problem recurs. She then waves her wand over him five times and turns him into a five-color cat. Wilbur looks ridiculous and does not like his new look. Winnie does not want her cat to be sad and changes his color back to black, instead she colorizes her house.
Winnie's Flying Carpet
A new sequel, Winnie's Flying Carpet, is scheduled to be released in October 2008 by Oxford University Press (ISBN: 978-0-19-272857-9). The book will be released as a paperback with CD and as a hardcover edition.
Bibliography
- 1987 Winnie The Witch
- 1996 Winnie in Winter
- 1999 Winnie Flies Again
- 2002 Winnie's Magic Wand
- 2003 Winnie's New Computer
- 2005 Winnie at the Seaside
- 2006 Winnie's Midnight Dragon
- 2007 Happy Birthday Winnie
- 2008 Winnie's Flying Carpet
References
External Links
- http://www.oup.com/uk/minisites/winniethewitch/ Winnie The Witch website by OUP
Material for teachers
- Foreign language learning material (Cornelsen) (in German)
- by the NRW Board of Education (in German)