By Valerie Thomas (author) , Korky Paul (illustrator) Part of the Winnie and Wilbur series
"This witchily wondrous story about struggling to sleep ripples with spellbindingly mischievous schemes."
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Winnie's Witchy Bedtime , the latest Winnie and Wilbur picture book from the Valérie Thomas and Korky Paul dream team, ticks all the boxes for little ones who love characterful stories and digging into illustrative details.
It’s midnight chez Winnie and Wilbur’s magnificent castle, which means it’s bedtime for witches. But while Wilbur the big black cat has no trouble dropping off to sleep in his cosy basket, poor Winnie is struggling to do the same.
So, Winnie checks her Witchiphone for tips and tries the tactic of counting sheep and frogs, but to no avail. Reading doesn’t help either, and neither does drinking special sleepy tea. No matter what she does, Winnie just can’t get to sleep, until she remembers the magic of spells, and eventually manages to drop off just before Wilbur wakes up. Feeling very hungry, Wilbur is compelled to cast a spell in order to wake Winnie for breakfast.
Laced with gentle mischief, Winnie's Witchy Bedtime will resonate with toddlers who sometimes have a tough time getting to sleep, and with the grown-ups who’ll enjoy reading this aloud before bedtime.
It's midnight: bedtime for witches. Wilbur is soon snoring, but Winnie just can't get to sleep! She decides to try some sleepy spells to help her nod off, and soon there are frogs leaping around her bedroom and a rather pongy potion brewing.
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Nothing seems to work-until Winnie remembers her Big Book of Spells. Can she find the right spell before Wilbur wakes up for breakfast?
Scan the QR code in the book to hear the story with music and sound effects! A funny and resonant story all about Winnie's bedtime mishaps. Korky Paul's intricate and spellbinding artwork is full of fun, mischief, and mayhem!
The best-selling Winnie and Wilbur series has been delighting readers both young and old since 1987 and Winnie and Wilbur have become favourite characters in homes and schools all over the world.
Why not try another Winnie and Wilbur picture book-there are over 25 to choose from!
Praise for Winnie and Wilbur:
‘Vivid and wondrous’ - The Sunday Times
Valerie Thomas was born in Melbourne, Australia, and has lived there for most of her life, apart from six years spent in Europe, where she worked in England, France and Norway. She is a teacher, and has taught in primary, secondary, and special schools in Australia and England as well as lecturing in English Teaching Method in a Teachers’ College in Melbourne.
For many years she worked as an educational researcher and curriculum consultant in the area of spelling, and has written extensively on the subject. Her other main interest is travel. She has travelled to most corners of the world, and has written about her travels: the first piece of writing she had published was an account of her experience picking grapes for the champagne harvest in France.
In 1987 her phenomenally successful children’s book Winnie the Witch, illustrated by Korky Paul, was published by Oxford University Press and won the Children’s Book of the Year Award. It has since been translated into many languages around the world and become a children's classic.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Winnie & Wilbur: Winnie's Witchy Bedtime and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Winnie & Wilbur: Winnie's Witchy Bedtime features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Fantasy / Magical, Funny, Bedtime Stories for Children, Picture books: character books, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s picture books, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, Picture storybooks
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Winnie & Wilbur: Winnie's Witchy Bedtime was written by Valerie Thomas and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD
Yes it is part of Winnie and Wilbur series
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