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Price: $6.95

Format:
Paperback 96 pp.
b/w illustrations, 129 mm x 198 mm

ISBN-10:
019272911X

ISBN-13:
9780192729118

Publication date:
April 2010

Imprint: OUP UK

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Winnie Goes Batty

Laura Owen
Illustrated by Korky Paul

Those who know her, know that Winnie the Witch can be a little batty, to say the least. In 'Big Top Winnie' Winnie would love to have the grace of a high-wire walker, only to discover her talents are more suited to clowning around; in 'Winnie's Bubble Trouble' Winnie gets (literally) carried away in her attempt escape from doing the housework; in 'Winnie Digs Deep' Winnie hunts for priceless objects in her garden but finds out that Wilbur and Jerry are her real treasures; and in 'Winnie Goes Batty' Winnie is about to rustle up some batburgers in the kitchen when she discovers that bats are actually sweet little creatures and should certainly never be on the menu!

Four crazily funny stories featuring everyone's favourite witch, her big black cat, Wilbur, and a zany supporting cast of new characters. Korky Paul's exuberant black line illustrations complement the humour, slapstick, and moments of real drama that run through each story. Pure magic!

Readership : Suitable for children age 5-7 years.

Reviews

  • "Oxford's brand-new series of Winnie the Witch young fiction . . . is bound to be a winner."

    --The Bookseller
  • [Praise for Whizz-Bang Winnie]:
    "The pictures, as ever, bristle with an inspired lunacy that 5+ love."

    --Amanda Craig, The Times
  • "[Winnie's] mad antics make hilarious reading."

    --Primary Times

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Winnie the Witch - winner of the Children's Book Award in 1987.

Korky Paul was born in Zimbabwe. He began his illustration career in Greece, working on a series of educational books. Prior to being published in the UK by Oxford University Press, he worked in advertising and studied film animation in California.

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Special Features

  • Winnie young fiction is perfect for children who have grown up with the picture books and are now ready to share longer stories about a favourite, familiar character.
  • The stories are just right for reading to young Winnie fans and, for more confident readers, can also be read by children themselves.
  • Winnie Goes Batty is the seventh title to appear in our exciting ongoing series of Winnie young fiction.
  • Each book contains four complete stories.
  • Brilliantly illustrated in black and white line throughout by Korky Paul.
  • A Winnie title was selected as a £1 flip book for World Book Day in March 2009 and it went on to top the UK book trade bestseller charts.
  • Winnie the Witch titles have sold over two million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than twenty languages.
  • Visit www.winnie-the-witch.com and www.korkypaul.com