My daughter loves wllbur the cat so much that we adopted a black cat from spca and named it wilbur. In texas wreckby of the regular book and contained grand jury. In 1986, he illustrated his first book for oxford university press, winnie the. Paul lives with his wife and two children in oxford, britain. Winnies cat wilbur is also black and when he closes his eyes to sleep, winnie. Winnie the witch is a series of nineteen picture books, written by valerie. Its humourous but with an important message about love and friendship with winnies love for her black cat wilbur eventually winning out over her desire for everything in her house to be black. Kids love the funny scrapes that winnie gets herself. She also has a black cat, wilbur, but the problem is she cannot see him amid all the blackness, not until she decides to use a little magic. Childrens books about witches have always been popular and winnie has to be the silliest witch there is. Winnie the witch is a series of fifteen picture books, written by valerie thomas and illustrated by korky paul. According to oxford university press more than five million books have been sold of this series. Winnie the witch by valerie thomas and korky paul music evil plan by kevin macleod check out my channel. Winnie the witch won the childrens book award and has been published in over thirty languages.
Korky paul is an awardwinning illustrator of childrens books. The interior of the house is also blackthe rooms, walls, furniture, utensils, etc. Winnie the witch lives in a black house with black furnishings. When wilbur closes his eyes to doze off, he disappears into the background of winnies home, and she accidentally tramples himagain and again. And her cat was also black so it was no surprise when trouble developed. Even if youre not familiar with the many other tales in the winnie and wilbur series, this original winnie the witch story is a must read for this age group. Winnie the witch is a childrens story first published in 1987. It is another classic childrens book i remember being read to me as a child, and that, to my delight.