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Winnie the Witch #2
Winnie in Winter
Winnie the Witch and Wilbur, her cat, are both tired of winter. The garden is covered in snow, the pond is covered in ice, icicles hang from the rooftop. Wilbur's feet are wet and his whiskers are frozen. So, Winnie casts a spell from her big book of spells and turns everything into summer.
But that's her big mistake.... All over the garden little animals wake up and flowers begin to grow. Crowds of people arrive to enjoy the sunshine, and soon there is no room for Winnie and Wilbur in the garden. So out on the porch, with an imperious stomp, Winnie shuts her eyes, waves her wand five
times, and shouts ABRACADABRA! As the sun disappears and the snow begins to fall, Winnie and Wilbur go back inside, having decided that "Winter is lovely too."
The award-winning team of Korky Paul and Valerie Thomas has delivered a delightful and witty tale that is sure to be a child's favorite.
But that's her big mistake.... All over the garden little animals wake up and flowers begin to grow. Crowds of people arrive to enjoy the sunshine, and soon there is no room for Winnie and Wilbur in the garden. So out on the porch, with an imperious stomp, Winnie shuts her eyes, waves her wand five
times, and shouts ABRACADABRA! As the sun disappears and the snow begins to fall, Winnie and Wilbur go back inside, having decided that "Winter is lovely too."
The award-winning team of Korky Paul and Valerie Thomas has delivered a delightful and witty tale that is sure to be a child's favorite.
32 pages, Paperback
Published September 4, 1997
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Valerie Thomas
248 books87 followersLibrarian 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.
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.
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December 13, 2016
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Iarna vine, nu ne place!
O poveste recomandată pentru copii, numai bună de citit în sezonul rece, Iarna lui Winnie, din seria Winnie și Wilbur, este o carte ilustrată plină de haz și tâlc. Imediat după ce am lecturat Winnie Baba-Cloanța, m-am apucat și de această carte, dorind să descopăr ce năzbâtii mai fac personajele.
În ton cu frigul de afară, i-am regăsit pe Winnie și Wilbur, dârdâind ca niște sardele. Atât vrăjitoarei, cât și cotoiului, se pare că anotimul iarna nu îi încântă. Cu nasul sau mustățile înghețate, niciunul dintre cei doi nu se poate bucura cum ar trebui de zilele de iarnă.
Să fim mulțumiți cu ce avem
După cum presimțeam, și de această dată vrăjitoarea își ia bagheta și face puțină magie. ABRACADABRA este cuvântul care va face dorința lui Winnie (implicit și a lui Wilbur) să devină realitate. În acest sens, grădina odată plină de zăpadă, devine un paradis: căldura soarelui se concentrează în acel loc, vara venind instant.
M-am amuzat la culme că, după ce îl văzusem pe motan târșâindu-se prin zăpadă cu ghearele și mustățile înghețate, l-am regăsit mai apoi alături de vrăjitoare, amândoi stând întinși la soare pentru a se bronza.
Ideea vrăjitoarei de a aduce vara în grădina ei pare a fi excelentă până în momentul când intervin din ce în ce mai multe lucruri care o vor face să realizeze că fiecare vrajă vine și cu un preț.
De multe ori oamenii par nemulțumiți de ceea ce au, și speră la mai mult, dar nu înseamnă că aceste schimbări le vor aduce fericirea.
Consider că este bine să avem dorințe, și să avem nemulțumiri, dar să nu uităm să ne bucurăm de ceea ce avem deja, și să trăim cât mai bine fiecare moment. ^_^
Iarna vine, nu ne place!
O poveste recomandată pentru copii, numai bună de citit în sezonul rece, Iarna lui Winnie, din seria Winnie și Wilbur, este o carte ilustrată plină de haz și tâlc. Imediat după ce am lecturat Winnie Baba-Cloanța, m-am apucat și de această carte, dorind să descopăr ce năzbâtii mai fac personajele.
"Wilbur și-a făcut apariția în casă strecurându-se prin ușița de pisici. Labele îi erau ude fleașcă, iar mustățile înghețate. În mod clar, și Wilbur era sătul până peste cap de iarnă." (p.9)
În ton cu frigul de afară, i-am regăsit pe Winnie și Wilbur, dârdâind ca niște sardele. Atât vrăjitoarei, cât și cotoiului, se pare că anotimul iarna nu îi încântă. Cu nasul sau mustățile înghețate, niciunul dintre cei doi nu se poate bucura cum ar trebui de zilele de iarnă.
Să fim mulțumiți cu ce avem
După cum presimțeam, și de această dată vrăjitoarea își ia bagheta și face puțină magie. ABRACADABRA este cuvântul care va face dorința lui Winnie (implicit și a lui Wilbur) să devină realitate. În acest sens, grădina odată plină de zăpadă, devine un paradis: căldura soarelui se concentrează în acel loc, vara venind instant.
M-am amuzat la culme că, după ce îl văzusem pe motan târșâindu-se prin zăpadă cu ghearele și mustățile înghețate, l-am regăsit mai apoi alături de vrăjitoare, amândoi stând întinși la soare pentru a se bronza.
Ideea vrăjitoarei de a aduce vara în grădina ei pare a fi excelentă până în momentul când intervin din ce în ce mai multe lucruri care o vor face să realizeze că fiecare vrajă vine și cu un preț.
De multe ori oamenii par nemulțumiți de ceea ce au, și speră la mai mult, dar nu înseamnă că aceste schimbări le vor aduce fericirea.
Consider că este bine să avem dorințe, și să avem nemulțumiri, dar să nu uităm să ne bucurăm de ceea ce avem deja, și să trăim cât mai bine fiecare moment. ^_^
January 19, 2022
Winnie, that quirky witch whose story began in the eponymous
Winnie the Witch
, returns in this delightful sequel, surveying the wintry world outside her window with distinct displeasure. Deciding that she is 'tired' of winter - a sentiment shared by her cat Wilbur, whose feet are wet, and whiskers are frozen - she casts a spell that transforms her garden into a sunny summer paradise. Unfortunately, she isn't the only one with the midwinter blues, and her garden is soon invaded by hordes of sun-hungry people, trampling her grass, and bathing in her fountain. What can Winnie do to get rid of them...?
Although only the second in Valerie Thomas and Korky Pauk's picture-book series devoted to the humorous adventures of Winnie the Witch - Winnie the Witch , first published in 1987, was the first, and close to ten years would elapse before the author/illustrator team revisited the character - Winnie in Winter is the fourth Winnie title I have read, following upon the initial book, as well as Winnie Flies Again , and Winnie's Midnight Dragon . This is owing largely to the fact that these three books are the only ones in the series, currently comprising eleven titles (not including the related chapter-books, authored by someone else), to be published here in the states, something I find very frustrating, as these are wonderfully witchy stories. I ordered my copy of this one from the UK, and am not sorry I did! The story is engaging, full of both witchy and seasonal appeal (who hasn't wished that winter would end?), and the artwork gorgeously detailed, full of those humorous flourishes I have come to expect from Pauls work. All in all, Winnie in Winter is one that witchy book-lovers will not want to miss!
Although only the second in Valerie Thomas and Korky Pauk's picture-book series devoted to the humorous adventures of Winnie the Witch - Winnie the Witch , first published in 1987, was the first, and close to ten years would elapse before the author/illustrator team revisited the character - Winnie in Winter is the fourth Winnie title I have read, following upon the initial book, as well as Winnie Flies Again , and Winnie's Midnight Dragon . This is owing largely to the fact that these three books are the only ones in the series, currently comprising eleven titles (not including the related chapter-books, authored by someone else), to be published here in the states, something I find very frustrating, as these are wonderfully witchy stories. I ordered my copy of this one from the UK, and am not sorry I did! The story is engaging, full of both witchy and seasonal appeal (who hasn't wished that winter would end?), and the artwork gorgeously detailed, full of those humorous flourishes I have come to expect from Pauls work. All in all, Winnie in Winter is one that witchy book-lovers will not want to miss!
March 20, 2025
Winnie's gothic style mansion has icicles hanging all over it, her garden is covered with snow and her pond is frozen over; she hates winter. Her cat Wilbur, feet wet and whiskers frozen also hates winter.
So Winnie decides that she will do something about it so she looks in her book of spells and comes up with something. She puts on her woolly coat, fluffy hat, snow boots, scarf and gloves and goes outside, followed by Wilbur who suspects that something is about to happen.
And it does. Winnie waves her magic wand shouts Abracadabra and suddenly the winter landscape is turned into a summer one with sunshine and blue sky. Winnie gets out her deckchair, doffs her winter clothing and sits in the sun with a delighted, and warm, Wilbur at her feet.
But she does not expect hordes of people to arrive to share it with her. But they do. And as they frolic in the garden, Winnie is aghast. There is no room for Winnie and Wilbur as all the people enjoy themselves in the garden and then the situation worsens when an ice-cream seller arrives in his van!
Winnie has had enough. She gets out her wand, shouts Abracadabra and the sun disappears along with the blue sky and the snow begins to fall. Everyone dressed in their summer best very quickly depart. Winnie is happy, she goes back into her house and says to Wilbur, 'This is warm and cosy' and she decides that winter is a lovely season!
Pure magic once more from the intrepid duo of Winnie and Wilbur with the fantastic illustrations by Korky Paul to augment the text.
So Winnie decides that she will do something about it so she looks in her book of spells and comes up with something. She puts on her woolly coat, fluffy hat, snow boots, scarf and gloves and goes outside, followed by Wilbur who suspects that something is about to happen.
And it does. Winnie waves her magic wand shouts Abracadabra and suddenly the winter landscape is turned into a summer one with sunshine and blue sky. Winnie gets out her deckchair, doffs her winter clothing and sits in the sun with a delighted, and warm, Wilbur at her feet.
But she does not expect hordes of people to arrive to share it with her. But they do. And as they frolic in the garden, Winnie is aghast. There is no room for Winnie and Wilbur as all the people enjoy themselves in the garden and then the situation worsens when an ice-cream seller arrives in his van!
Winnie has had enough. She gets out her wand, shouts Abracadabra and the sun disappears along with the blue sky and the snow begins to fall. Everyone dressed in their summer best very quickly depart. Winnie is happy, she goes back into her house and says to Wilbur, 'This is warm and cosy' and she decides that winter is a lovely season!
Pure magic once more from the intrepid duo of Winnie and Wilbur with the fantastic illustrations by Korky Paul to augment the text.
August 9, 2015
Another entertaining Winnie and Wilbur story. I love the illustrations in these books. They're so detailed and quirky.
September 10, 2019
Very cute story of Winnie the witch casting a spell that backfires. Perfect for some winter fun during fall season.
August 13, 2022
cartea luata de la verisorul meu cel mic, a fost placuta lectura
April 1, 2025
We had a witchy story time today!
September 11, 2019
This is a very entertaining and imaginative book. Great read, ty.
March 1, 2015
I used this book to prompt child-talk about seasonal changes, to tie-in with year 1 English and science lessons.
January 1, 2024
Hennie de Heks zijn leuke boeken. Dit verhaal zou ik zeker voorlezen aan jonge kinderen en het daarna hebben over de kenmerken van de seizoenen. En hoewel ik zelf ook liever lente of zomer heb, is het ook belangrijk het belang van een winterslaap voor bepaalde dieren aan te leren.
April 16, 2019
Winnie is tired of winter so she performs a spell which gives her something she doesn’t expect.
June 4, 2019
I liked this one!
October 30, 2019
Confesso que sou fã da Mimi,mas esta história é deliciosa!!!
March 28, 2020
Mais um livro da Mimi delicioso, que nos mostra que todas as estações do ano têm o seu encanto, e todas elas são necessárias.
June 29, 2020
Oh, alright then. Maybe winter does have some benefits...
(Watched Richard Armitage read this for Cbeebies on YouTube.)
(Watched Richard Armitage read this for Cbeebies on YouTube.)
March 23, 2021
Richard Armitage reading this bedtime story about a witch in winter. He did a good job telling this story.
https://youtu.be/MO51JtbV6yc
https://youtu.be/MO51JtbV6yc
December 12, 2023
A quick, fun winter read for your little ones!
March 19, 2025
Pure nostalgia!! ✨
June 2, 2025
Qué magica es Winnie, y su creadora Valeria para transmitir espontaneidad y magia en papel.
July 12, 2025
Muy bueno.
Read
October 23, 2025para los niños 🥹
August 25, 2022
simplemente mi libro favorito de mi infancia, las ilustraciones de Korky Paul son de otro mundo
October 15, 2012
This is my review of ‘Whinnie in winter’. I actually remember reading Winnie books in primary school myself, hence why I have chosen to review this book. If I remember correctly as a child when reading Winnie books I was fascinated by illustrations. This made me want to read the book further, having read the books as an adult; I am still finding the pictures fascinating particularly some of the details like her nose and legs. The book is about winter. Winne and her cat are fed up of winter, she waves her magic wand and suddenly the sun is shining. She is about to enjoy a relaxing time in the garden when a big stampede of people arrive in her garden to enjoy the sunshine too. Soon there are too many people in the garden that there isn’t any space for Winnie and her cat. She reverses the magic and enjoys a hot chocolate in winter with her cat.
June 9, 2013
I remember reading Winnie books in primary school myself, which is why I chose to review this book. The book is about winter. Winne and her cat are fed up of winter, she waves her magic wand and suddenly the sun is shining. She is about to enjoy a relaxing time in the garden when a big stampede of people arrive in her garden to enjoy the sunshine too. Soon there are too many people in the garden that there isn’t any space for Winnie and her cat. She reverses the magic and enjoys a hot chocolate in winter with her cat. The illustrations are fascinating and overall is a good fun story for KS1.
March 4, 2016
Winnie is a witch and she has a lovely black cat named Wilbur. Winnie is not happy with having to wear all her winter gear so she performs a little magic. She finds that her magic solution was more trouble than it was worth. I loved the illustrations. They were excellent. Winnie was a funny looking witch!
May 21, 2008
Outstanding!!!! We love all the Winnie books.
December 28, 2010
This book is adorable and we are always finding new things in the detailed illustrations.
September 26, 2011
Side Note: Endpapers drawn by Jamie Waters 5 1/2
February 11, 2015
Oh how I love Winnie struggles in wintertime along with her cat and then tries to find a solution to it!! Too cute.
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