Winnie In Winter

by Valerie Thomas

Paperback, 1996

Status

Missing

Call number

823.914

Publication

OXFORD UP CHILDREN'S (1996), 32 pages

Description

Brrrr! Winnie and Wilbur are shivering on a cold winter's day. They would rather be relaxing in the sunshine. But when Winnie brings summer to her garden . . . everyone else wants to join them. How will they escape the crowds? Whether it's snowing or sizzling, this is a rain-or-shine Winnieand Wilbur adventure to enjoy the whole year round. Korky Paul's intricate artwork is full of madcap humour and crazy details to pore over. This edition features an accompanying audio CD with the story and magical music and sound effects. The spellbinding new look of this bestselling seriescelebrates the wonderful relationship that exists between Winnie the Witch and her big black cat, Wilbur.Since Winnie and Wilbur first appeared in 1987 they have been delighting children and adults in homes and schools all over the world and more than 7 million books have been sold. Winnie and Wilbur will be hitting TV screens worldwide in 2017, airing in the UK on Milkshake, Channel 5's popularpre-school slot. A Winnie and Wilbur stage show is set to run in Birmingham in 2017 followed by a national UK tour.A new look for the website, too! a href="http://www.winnieandwilbur.com/"Click here/a… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26

Winnie, that quirky witch whose story began in the eponymous Winnie the Witch, returns in this delightful sequel, surveying the wintry world outside her window with distinct displeasure. Deciding that she is 'tired' of winter - a sentiment shared by her cat Wilbur, whose feet are wet, and whiskers

are frozen - she casts a spell that transforms her garden into a sunny summer paradise. Unfortunately, she isn't the only one with the midwinter blues, and her garden is soon invaded by hordes of sun-hungry people, trampling her grass, and bathing in her fountain. What can Winnie do to get rid of them...?

Although only the second in Valerie Thomas and Korky Pauk's picture-book series devoted to the humorous adventures of Winnie the Witch - Winnie the Witch, first published in 1987, was the first, and close to ten years would elapse before the author/illustrator team revisited the character - Winnie in Winter is the fourth Winnie title I have read, following upon the initial book, as well as Winnie Flies Again, and Winnie's Midnight Dragon. This is owing largely to the fact that these three books are the only ones in the series, currently comprising eleven titles (not including the related chapter-books, authored by someone else), to be published here in the states, something I find very frustrating, as these are wonderfully witchy stories. I ordered my copy of this one from the UK, and am not sorry I did! The story is engaging, full of both witchy and seasonal appeal (who hasn't wished that winter would end?), and the artwork gorgeously detailed, full of those humorous flourishes I have come to expect from Pauls work. All in all, Winnie in Winter is one that witchy book-lovers will not want to miss!

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