Series of picture books by Valerie Thomas
Winnie the Witch
(also known as
Winnie and Wilbur
since 2016
[1]
) is a series of nineteen
picture books
, written by Valerie Thomas and illustrated by
Korky Paul
. More than seven million books have been sold of the series, and it has been translated into more than 10 languages.
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Following on from the success of the picture books, a series of 'young fiction'
Winnie the Witch
books were written by Laura Owen, also illustrated by
Korky Paul
. An
animated series
based on the books was initially produced for
Milkshake!
, but only two episodes aired as specials.
Book series
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The original 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. In 2016, the book series was rebranded from
Winnie The Witch
to
Winnie and Wilbur
.
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Valerie Thomas has worked for many years in education, teaching in schools in Australia and the UK.
Korky Paul
is an illustrator of children's books. In 1986, he illustrated his first book for Oxford University Press,
Winnie the Witch
, which won the Red House Children's Book Award
[2]
in 1988.
Winnie The Witch
(1987)
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Winnie can't find her cat Wilbur in her house, because both her house and Wilbur are black. So she uses magic to turn Wilbur into a variety of colours, each one of which leads to a variety of mishaps and makes Wilbur miserable. In the end, Winnie turns Wilbur back to his original colour and changes the colour of her house instead.
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Winnie's New Computer
(2003)
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Winnie has ordered her first computer (which is illustrated like an iMac G4, but instead of an Apple logo it has a pumpkin on its backside) and logs on to the internet. Wilbur however is jealous because Winnie spends so much time with her new computer and doesn't even let him touch "the mouse". Winnie decides to throw away her book of spells and her wand - from now on all her magic will be at the click of a mouse! But when Winnie finally goes to bed, Wilbur finally wants to see what this "new mouse" is all about. The next morning Winnie wakes up to discover she has no cat and no computer. It turns out that she still needs her book of spells from time to time. In the end, she manages to get her computer and Wilbur back and decides to keep her magic wand and her book of spells!
Winnie's Midnight Dragon
(2006)
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Winnie and her cat Wilbur are woken up in the night by a baby dragon. The dragon sets Winnie's broomstick on fire. Winnie casts a spell to stop the baby dragon breathing fire; unfortunately now he breathes butterflies instead. Wilbur and the baby dragon chase the butterflies, causing much damage to Winnie's house. Winnie chases them to the roof and casts a spell to make a full moon. This allows the baby dragon's mother to see him and she comes to collect him. The dragons fly off and Wilbur and Winnie go to bed.
Bibliography
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- 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
- 2009
Winnie's Amazing Pumpkin
- 2010
Winnie in Space
- 2011
Winnie Under the Sea
- 2012
Winnie's Dinosaur Day
- 2013
Winnie's Pirate Adventure
- 2014
Winnie's Big Bad Robot
- 2015
Winnie's Haunted House
- 2016
Winnie And Wilbur: Meet Santa
- 2017
Winnie And Wilbur: The Naughty Knight
- 2018
Winnie And Wilbur: The Monster Mystery
- 2019
Winnie And Wilbur: The Bug Safari
- 2020
Winnie And Wilbur: At Chinese New Year
- 2020
Winnie And Wilbur: Stay at Home (eBook only)
- 2020
Winnie And Wilbur: Around The World
- 2021
Winnie And Wilbur: Winnie's Best Friend
- 2022
Winnie And Wilbur: The Festival Of Witches
- 2023
Winnie And Wilbur: The Witches' Sports Day
Television series
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Winnie the Witch
was adopted into a British
animated
children's television series
titled "Winnie and Wilbur". The first two episodes of the series, following the adventures of witch Winnie, and her black cat Wilbur, debuted on
Discovery Kids
in
Latin America
on 17 December 2016,
[4]
and on
Milkshake!
in the
United Kingdom
on 24 December.
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The first season was set for 52 11-minute episodes,
[6]
but only two episodes were aired.
Characters
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Episodes
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Notes
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b
This episode first aired on 17 December 2016 in Brazil.
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References
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