Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie's Best Friend

Winnie the Witch #24

by Valerie Thomas

This is the story of when Winnie met Wilbur. When Winnie moves in to her big house, it's much too quiet. Winnie invites her sisters to stay, then some unusual companions - and chaos ensues! Winnie wonders if she'll be alone forever - until she spots a scruffy black cat... A heart-warming and hilarious tale revealing the origins of a truly magical friendship. Korky Paul's intricate and spellbinding artwork is full of fun, mischief and mayhem! Scan the QR code in the book to hear the story with music and sound effects! The best-selling Winnie and Wilbur series has been bewitching readers both young and old since 1987 and Winnie and Wilbur have become favourite characters in homes and schools all over the world.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 2, 2021

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Scarlet Hellard-Malt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Our first experience with Winnie and Wilbur after picking it up from the local library and we will be looking out for more.
The story was simple enough to follow with enough interest to be worth reading.

As an adult reading to a smaller child I found the word pattern easy to read aloud an insert voices, sounds and extra wonder.

I really enjoyed the illustration style and the nod to many other stories.