Winnie the Witch is a character that was created by Valerie Thomas and illustrated by Korky Paul. She has appeared in a series of children's books that tell the story of Winnie, a witch who lives in a black house with her pet cat, Wilbur. Winnie is not your typical witch. She is not mean or scary like the witches we often see in movies or cartoons. Instead, Winnie is a kind-hearted and sometimes clumsy witch who always tries to do the right thing. However, even though she has good intentions, Winnie often finds herself in funny and chaotic situations.

Winnie the Witch

Winnie lived in her black house with her cat, Wilbur. He was black too. And that is how the trouble began. Everything in Winnie's house is black - the carpet, the chairs, the bed and the sheets, the pictures on the walls, and even the bathtub! And of course her cat, Wilbur, is black too - all except for his bright-green eyes. Whenever poor Wilbur closes his eyes and tries to take a catnap, Winnie stumbles right over him. Or accidentally sits on top of him. Until one day, when Winnie gets a brilliant idea. What if Wilbur were a different color?

Genres Picture BooksChildrensHalloweenWitchesFantasyFictionMagic

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Valerie Thomas

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Valerie Thomas is the author of the bestselling and much loved Winnie the Witch picture books, illustrated by Korky Paul.

Valerie was born in Australia and has lived there for most of her life. Although she doesn’t have a broomstick, she has traveled to most parts of the world, and she is now trying to organize her life so that she never has to experience another winter. She used to live with a big black cat exactly like Wilbur, but luckily her house was not black.

However, even though she has good intentions, Winnie often finds herself in funny and chaotic situations. Her magic spells don't always go as planned, resulting in hilarious mishaps and adventures. One of the key elements of the Winnie the Witch series is the vibrant and detailed illustrations by Korky Paul.

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Winnie the Witch lives in an all-black house with a black cat. They have a problem.

I read this in Spanish. It would be good for someone learning the language because (unlike a surprising number of picture books) the illustrations reflect pretty directly what is being narrated in the text. I assume it would also be a good learning-to-read book in English.

Winnie the Witch is the first book of the Winnie the Witch series by Valerie Thomas, with the oddish and fun illustrations of Korky Paul.

It is my favorite from the series. Brilliant! Original, lovely story with amazing illustrations.

Highly recommended. 5 stars!

Winnie the Witch is a lovely, clumsy, good-natured, wild witch, who tries her best to get her spells right, but usually has to make all possible mistakes first, before getting it right in the end. And what is right is usually different from what she envisioned in the beginning.

I can't recall how often I have read the Winnie books, both the picture books and the chapter books spin offs. This is the first one, and Winnie has a mission!

She lives in a Black House, and everything in it is black, even her cat Wilbur - which poses the initial problem. Clumsy Winnie can't see him in the surroundings, so she trips over him all the time.

Calls for magic, and she waves her wand: "ABRACADABRA!"

Problem solved, new problem ahead. A green Wilbur was good inside the Black House, but in the garden, he is as accident-prone as ever. A rainbow-coloured Wilbur solves Winnie's problem, but makes the cat unhappy. What to do?

Finally, Winnie knows: Wilbur stays the way he has always been, but her Black House changes! What a colourful solution to a tricky problem.

Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys witty humour, wild witches, reading aloud to Primary School kids, or meditating on neologisms. For there are quite a few of them in Winnie's world. In the library, the students used to yell out "Winnie-word", whenever we came across another one.

Cute book about a witch who lives in an all black home and has a black cat who she sometimes has a hard time seeing (since everything is black). A short journey as she works to fix the problem. Most cute and amusing!
The art is playful and actually has a surprising amount of detail to it. You can tell a good deal of time was put into the pictures which is something I always appreciate in a good children's book.
This is the first book about Winnie. We will continue looking to add the others to our family's book collection.

Winnie the Witch finds herself continually tripping over her black cat Wilbur in this humorous and endearing tale from Australian children's author Valerie Thomas. With a black house filled with black furnishings - even the bathtub is black! - it's not difficult to see why. After one mishap too many, Winnie reaches for her wand, turning Wilbur a bright green! But when this too proves problematic, and she turns him into a multi-colored cat, she ends up with one distressed feline on her hands. Is there a solution that will make Wilbur more visible, without making him unhappy.

I really enjoyed this witchy tale (thanks, Kathryn!), which strikes me as an ideal Halloween picture-book for those young readers who scare easily, and need a gentler type of story. The solution to Winnie and Wilbur's problem is very satisfying, and the process whereby they reach it, quite amusing. British illustrator Korky Paul has created a delightful visual interpretation of Winnie's house, with many appealing details. I loved the little gremlin-type creatures that can be seen in the background of many of these pictures! As someone who grew up loving the tales of Dorrie the Little Witch , I suspect I would have taken Winnie and Wilbur to heart, as a young girl.

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Winnie the Witch and her large black cat, Wilbur, live in a house that is entirely black. The curtains are black and all the furniture, bedding and even the bath tub. Wilbur has bright green eyes so everything is fine when he is awake but when he is asleep, Winnie can't see him. This causes Winnie to have all sorts of accidents tripping over poor, snoozing Wilbur. After one particularly disastrous accident, Winnie decides to remedy the situation by turning Wilbur bright green. That creates a new set of problems so she changes him to multicoloured. Poor Wilbur! He is most unhappy with his new colours. How can Winnie make Wilbur more visable without making him desperately unhappy?

So cute. My affection is fueled, no doubt, by my empathy in sharing a home with a black cat and nearly sitting/tripping on/losing said cat around the house in the dark. In this case, however, Winnie's black cat is so well disguised at any time of day because her house is completely BLACK! She tries a number of different spells to turn poor kitty various shades that will help him stand out before she finally comes to a beautiful conclusion. A charming story with delightful illustrations sure to charm cat lovers and those seeking a cozy Halloween read.

Enchanting! A witch that isn’t scary at all, one who loves her cat Wilbur so much that his welfare is her uppermost concern. I really liked Winnie and Wilbur.

The illustrations are wonderful. I especially enjoyed the details of the house, inside and outside, on the last page, but every picture in the book was wonderful.

This book is very sweet and it’s very funny too. I loved the whole story, especially the conclusion.

There are sequels. Do I dare try them out? Probably; this one was so adorable.

Este pequeño cuento no sólo me ha gustado por la historia sino por sus ilustraciones (realizadas por Korky Paul). Son tan detallistas y coloridas que son el complemento perfecto para que los niños puedan disfrutar de la obra.

Como nos informa la sinopsis, la bruja Brunilda vive en una casa toda negra y el problema comienza cuando su gato Bruno (también negro) cierra los ojos. En ese momento se dan las situaciones mas chistosas y ridículas en las cuales Brunilda se cae por las escaleras al tropezar con él, se sienta sobre el pobre Bruno al no verlo. y es por ésto por lo cual decide pintarlo de algún color ¿qué mejor decisión?

Pero el problema continúa, pues al ser verde, Bruno se pierde entre el pasto y Brunilda tampoco puede encontrarlo allí! Cansada la bruja decide teñirlo de todos los colores, pero el pobre Bruno se siente avergonzado de ser una mezcolanza de colores. ¿Qué solución encontrará Brunilda para que ambos puedan convivir en paz?

La Bruja Brunilda es un libro ideal para los mas pequeños, la narración es simple para que puedan comprenderla y las ilustraciones a todo color los cautivará. Mediante un paseo por las situaciones mas cómicas e hilarantes Valerie y Korky nos muestran el gran corazón de la bruja y la hermosa amistad que lleva con su mascota.

Mis primitos están enamorados de la novela y obviamente ya quieren leer los demás libros de la saga.

Además al final del cuento pueden encontrar actividades para realizar con los niños para trabajar su comprensión lectora y su creatividad. Cuenta también con imágenes para colorear. ¿Qué mas se puede pedir para que los peques aprendan jugando?

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Black was Winnie the Witch's favourite colour; her house. inside and outside, her carpets, her chairs, her bed, including sheets and blankets, and her bath were all black. And her cat was also black so it was no surprise when trouble developed.

When Wilbur's green eyes were open, Winnie could see him but when he closed his eyes he simply merged into the background. Winnie sat on him when he was on a chair, fell over him when he was asleep on the carpet and tumbled down the stairs when she fell over him when he was asleep at the top.

So Winnie decided to change things and with a wave of her magic wand and screaming the word abracadabra, she changed Wilbur's colour to green. No problem when Wilbur was in the house, Winnie could see him but once outside on the grass she lost him . even when his eyes were wide open! Not surprisingly she tripped over him, turned three somersaults and fell into a rose bush!

That was enough, Winnie was furious so she waved her magic wand five times and ABRACADABRA, Wilbur had a red head, a yellow body, a pink tail, blue whiskers and four purple legs . but his eyes remained green. Winnie could see him everywhere, even when he was at the top of a tree where the birds all laughed at him.

Wilbur was miserable and stayed up the tree all night. Winnie was unhappy at this as she did not like seeing Wilbur miserable so she once again waved her magic wand and said the magic word and Wilbur was a black cat once more.

There was only one solution from there on and Winnie took it, she waved her magic wand again and perhaps you can imagine what she did . if not and you wish to know, the answer is six lines down this page (don't go there if you want the thrill of the book!)

. she turned the house into a colourful one so Wilbur could always be seen!

Very cute story about a witch named Winnie and her cat Wilbur. The illustrations are fun and detailed, perfect for Halloween.

Trovatevi qualcuno che vi ami come la strega Sibilla ama il suo gatto perché questa si è ristrutturata tutta baita per lui

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Τελευταία μέρα του χρόνου σήμερα, τελευταία ανάρτηση. Σκέφτηκα, λοιπόν, πριν ν' αποχωρήσω από το διαδικτυακό προσκήνιο, για να εμφανιστώ και πάλι και του χρόνου (σε μερικές ώρες, δηλαδή), και δεδομένου πως μέχρι ν' ανοίξουν και πάλι τα σχολεία και να επιστρέψουν τα παιδάκια μας στα θρανία, έχουμε κάποιες μέρες στη διάθεσή μας, να σας παρουσιάσω μία βρετανική σειρά παιδικών βιβλίων, τα οποία πρωτοεμφανίστηκαν στην αγορά το 1987, και επανακυκλοφόρησαν το 2007, αποκτώντας μάλιστα ακόμα περισσότερους τίτλους.

Ο λόγος για την σειρά "Winnie the Witch" της συγγραφέως Valerie Thomas, η οποία έχει αγαπηθεί εξαιρετικά πολύ, όλα αυτά τα χρόνια κυκλοφορίας της, έχοντας πουλήσει περισσότερα από πέντε εκατομμύρια αντίτυπα παγκοσμίως, νούμερο που μόνο μικρό δεν μπορεί να ισχυριστεί κανείς πως είναι, ειδικά όταν μιλάμε για κείμενα που απευθύνονται καθαρά σε παιδιά και μάλιστα, μιας κάποιας περιορισμένης ηλικίας. Αξίζει στο σημείο αυτό να σημειώσουμε πως η Winnie έχει κατακτήσει το Βρετανικό Κρατικό Βραβείο Παιδικού Βιβλίου στο παρελθόν, πράγμα που αν βρισκόμασταν στην Αμερική μπορεί να μην σήμαινε τίποτα, επειδή όμως μιλάμε για Αγγλία, άρα για πιο αυστηρά - έστω και θεωρητικά- κριτήρια, μάλλον αξίζει αναφοράς και προσοχής.

Τις εικόνες των βιβλίων υπογράφει ο Korky Paul, οι οποίες μπορεί να είναι μεν μιας κάπως πεπαλαιωμένης αισθητικής, ωστόσο, είναι άκρως ζωντανές και παραστατικές και μάλιστα με έναν τρόπο αρκετά. creepy, και με αυτό εννοώ πως απομακρύνουν αρκετά τη συνείδηση των παιδιών από τις εικόνες που μέσα στο μυαλό τους κυριαρχούν ως αποδεκτές. Αυτό έχει ως αποτέλεσμα αποφυγής του φθηνού εντυπωσιασμού μέσω της υπερβολής, και της υποσυνείδητης διαδικασίας ενίσχυσης της φαντασίας των νεαρών αναγνωστών. Κι αν σας ακούγεται υπερβολικό αυτό, καλό θα ήταν να ρίξετε μια ματιά σε σύγχρονες έρευνες σχετικά με τα ερεθίσματα που λαμβάνουν τα παιδιά σήμερα και πως αυτά λειτουργούν κι επηρεάζουν το συνειδητό και το ασυνείδητό τους.

Συνοψίζοντας, λοιπόν, οι περιπέτειες της Winnie είναι από εκείνες που εύκολα θα πρότεινα σε γονείς με παιδιά προσχολικής ηλικίας -ή και στα πρώιμα στάδια της σχολικής-, καθότι πρόκειται για ιστορίες μεσαίου μεγέθους, άρα δεν είναι κουραστικές, που η αισθητική τους θυμίζει πολύ παραμύθι άλλων εποχών, άρα έχει κάτι το κλασσικό, προσφέροντάς τους, ωστόσο, μια ανάμεικτη αισθητική κι ένα πάντρεμα ιδεών που την ίδια στιγμή να ενισχύει τη φαντασία τους με ποικίλους τρόπους, τους διασκεδάζει, τους ψυχαγωγεί, ενώ παράλληλα έχει να τους μιλήσει και για ποιο σημαντικά πράγματα, χωρίς να δασκαλίζει.

Winnie the Witch

Winnie has a problem. She has a black house with black walls, black floors, black furniture and black fittings. Winnie’s cat Wilbur is also black – and when he closes his eyes to sleep, Winnie cannot see him and treads on him. Her solution is to change the colour of Wilbur’s fur so that he stands out better. However, it’s not as simple as she has hoped and eventually (after lots of colour changing for poor Wilbur) she realises it is the house she needs to change.

This simple story is ideal for discussing disability. It’s particularly effective for explaining what is known as the Social Model of Disability – the idea that it is not the (disabled) individual who needs to change, but the environment/society.

This edition comes with a fantastic Audio CD that children will want to listen to again and again!

Valerie Thomas

Valerie Thomas was born in Australia and has lived there for most her life. She has worked as a teacher, but her special hobby is travelling, and she has travelled to most parts of the world, even Antarctica, but she doesn't travel by broomstick.

She is now trying to organise her life so that she never has to experience another winter. She used to live with a big black cat exactly like Wilbur but luckily her house was not black.

Korky Paul

Korky Paul was born in Harare Zimbabwe in 1951. He enjoyed a wild and privileged childhood in the African Bushveldt. He studied Fine Arts at Durban Art School and Film Animation at CalArts. He began his career in advertising before becoming an award-winning illustrator of children's books. He has sold more than two million books world wide in over twenty languages.

Known only to himself as the 'World's Greatest Portrait Artist', Korky regularly visits schools promoting his passion for drawing. He is a patron of The Art Room, Pegasus Theatre and Reading Quest. Korky Paul is married with two children. He lives in Oxford but they spend the summer living it up in Greece.

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Winnie the Witch Series

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Winnie The Witch is a series of picture books, written by Valerie Thomas and illustrated by Korky Paul. According to Oxford University Press more than two million books have been sold of this series.

Following on from the success of the picture books, a series of 'young fiction' Winnie The Witch books were written by Pippa… More

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Book 6

Shelve Winnie at the Seaside

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Book 8

Shelve Happy Birthday Winnie

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His artwork brings the story to life, capturing the humor and charm of Winnie and Wilbur's world. Paul's illustrations are filled with quirky details, making each page a delight to explore. The stories themselves are engaging and relatable for young readers. Winnie faces everyday challenges with a magical twist, such as dealing with messy rooms, learning to fly, and even trying to control her magical powers. Throughout the series, Winnie learns important lessons about friendship, responsibility, and the importance of being true to oneself. She also demonstrates the value of problem-solving and thinking creatively. Winnie the Witch has become a beloved character among children and adults alike. The series has received numerous awards and has been translated into multiple languages. It has also been adapted into a successful stage show and a television series. In conclusion, Winnie the Witch is a lovable and timeless character who has captured the hearts of readers around the world. With her magical adventures and positive messages, Winnie is sure to continue enchanting new generations of readers for years to come..

Reviews for "The Magical Language of Winnie the Witch: Analyzing the Charm and Wit in the Books"

1. John - 2 stars - I really wanted to enjoy "Winnie the witch" but I found it quite lacking. The storyline felt disjointed and rushed, with little character development. The illustrations were colorful and eye-catching, but they couldn't compensate for the underwhelming plot. Overall, I was left feeling disappointed and unsatisfied.

2. Sarah - 2 stars - "Winnie the witch" didn't quite live up to my expectations. The writing style was simplistic and lacked depth, making it difficult for me to fully engage with the story. While the illustrations were visually appealing, they couldn't make up for the lack of substance in the narrative. I had hoped for a more captivating and imaginative read.

3. Robert - 3 stars - Although "Winnie the witch" had some interesting concepts, I found it a bit too predictable. The plot twists were foreseeable, and the character arcs didn't surprise me. The artwork was colorful and well-done, but it couldn't compensate for the lack of originality in the storytelling. While it wasn't a terrible book, it didn't leave a lasting impression on me.

4. Emily - 2 stars - I wasn't a fan of "Winnie the witch". The story felt repetitive and lacked creativity. The illustrations were vibrant, but they couldn't save the book from its monotonous plot. I found myself losing interest quickly and struggling to stay engaged until the end. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this book for those seeking an exciting and original read.

5. David - 1 star - I was extremely disappointed with "Winnie the witch". The story lacked any depth or complexity, and the characters fell flat. The illustrations, while visually pleasing, couldn't make up for the weak plot. I found myself struggling to finish the book and ultimately felt like it was a waste of my time. I would not recommend this book to anyone looking for a captivating and engaging read.

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