Showing posts with label Happy Birthday Winnie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Happy Birthday Winnie. Show all posts
Friday, 13 July 2012
It's Friday the 13th! What better day to celebrate Winnie the Witch's Birthday!
Labels:
Happy Birthday Winnie,
Korky Paul,
Oxford University Press,
Valerie Thomas,
Winnie the Witch
With Oxford University Press hosting a week of celebrations, it seems fitting to round off Winnie the Witch's birthday week by linking to a rather fantastic Telegraph interview with Winnie's artist, Korky Paul:
It's a great insight into how Winnie the Witch was transformed from a fairly standard A4 'learn to read' series into the picture-book powerhouse that Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul have become legends for.
The Winnie the Witch books were amongst the first books we reviewed here at ReadItDaddy, and some of the first books that Charlotte fell hopelessly in love with. I think Korky Paul is a bit of a genius artist (pen and ink with paint = my kind of guy!) and of course Valerie Thomas' stories are always engaging, chaotic and funny.
Happy Birthday Winnie and long may you wave your wand and shout "Abracadabra!"
Thursday, 16 December 2010
Happy Birthday Winnie!
Happy Birthday Winnie!
Written by Valerie Thomas
Illustrated by Korky Paul
Amazon Link: £3.55
Published by Oxford University Press
Finding a Winnie the Witch book we haven't read before at the local library is always a treat as they seem to be hotly fought over by toddlers there.This book was a bit battered and worn but we checked it out anyway. It's Friday the 13th and Winnie's birthday, which means it's time to throw a huge party. With the aid of her magic wand, Winnie sets about creating a birthday to remember.
Of course, the book would be a bit boring if everything ran smoothly, so with Wilbur in tow, Winnie's day turns out a little bit stranger than expected.
Great book and has one of the best foldouts I think I've ever seen in a kid's book (which was probably the reason the library copy was a bit damaged - you'll see what I mean if you borrow it / buy it).
Charlotte's best bit: Can't tell you that, it would spoil the surprise. Oh alright then, CAKE!
Daddy's favourite bit: Same as above
Rating: 4 out of 5
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