Winnie and Wilbur at Chinese New Year
Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul
Oxford University Press
To alleviate her boredom while Wilbur naps, Winnie the witch scrolls through her mobile and discovers that Chinese New Year is coming soon. It sounds exciting and so she decides to throw a Chinese New Year party to celebrate with friends and family.
The preparations go pretty smoothly with Winnie waving her wand to create fabulous decorations and a yummy-looking feast.
Then comes a spectacular parade with dragons large and small, as well as lions including a baby one; but just as the fireworks are about to start, Winnie realises that Wilbur has vanished.
Is the party sparkle about to disappear too, or is there an explanation for the cat’s mysterious absence?
Perhaps just one more wave of that wand of Winnie’s might just rescue the situation …
Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul’s magical two W characters have been exciting children for over thirty years and their powers seem to be showing no sign of waning. Youngsters to whom I introduced Winnie and Wilbur as a young teacher now have their own children to share this whizz bang crackling,
lucky money envelope cascading story with in celebration of Chinese New Year at the weekend.
The illustrations are absolutely brimming over with detail and I love the gallery of children’s art that adorns the endpapers.
