She has worked as a teacher, and her special hobby is travelling; and she has travelled to most parts of the world, even Antarctica, but she doesn’t travel by broomstick. More than seven million books have been sold of the series, and it has been translated into more than 10 languages. These books will support a child's reading journey at home with clear progression, step by step stages and online advice and resources. Find picture books , early readers , storyteller videos , and fun activities for your own little misadventurers! Whether it’s snowing or sizzling, this is a rain-or-shine Winnie and Wilbur adventure to enjoy the whole year round.

Wilbur however is jealous because Winnie spends so much time with her new computer and doesn't even let him touch "the mouse". The Read with Oxford Stages] offer parents a way of pinpointing the most appropriate complimentary resources and activities to use at home as their children progress through the reading schemes. In the end, she manages to get her computer and Wilbur back and decides to keep her magic wand and her book of spells! He began his career in advertising before becoming an award-winning illustrator of children’s books.

This Read with Oxford Stage 4 collection is ideal for children who are gaining more reading confidence. True to form, Winnie soon has everything back under control, and she ends the party with a surprise treat for her guests to enjoy. 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. Two funny stories about Winnie, the world's wackiest witch, and her cat Wilbur, on an unexpected holiday adventure. JoinWinnie and Wilbur on a magical adventure with ten spellbinding stories about everyone's favourite witch and her big black cat!

The books are designed to provide this progression and support in a fun way, rather than feeling like yet another chore to add to an already overburdened list. Suitable for: Read With Oxford Stage 4: Gaining confidence Ideal for children who are gaining more reading confidence. 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. Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence. This enchanting adventure winds back the clock to the origins of Winnie and Wilbur's truly magical friendship.It's quite tricky dealing with all the rocket's controls but it's even trickier knowing what to do with hungry space rabbits . Valerie Thomas and Laura Owen’s wonderfully crafted tales of magical misadventure, coupled with Korky Paul’s distinctive illustrations, have inspired millions of young readers around the world. 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.

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. Winnie the Witch was adopted into a British animated children's television series titled "Winnie and Wilbur". Winnie casts a spell to stop the baby dragon breathing fire; unfortunately now he breathes butterflies instead.there is a brilliant mix of modern and traditional tales, well-known characters, super-heroes and non-fiction [. There are presents to unwrap and games to play, but things start to go wrong when all her guests disappear!