Winnie And Wilbur Meet Santa

By (author) Thomas Valerie; Illustrated by Paul Korky
Short description/annotation
It''s Christmas Eve and Winnie and Wilbur are super excited. They''ve posted their letters to the North Pole and made everything festive. But then disaster strikes. Santa gets stuck in their chimney! He desperately needs help with his deliveries otherwise Christmas just won''t happen. It''s a fun and festive Winnie and Wilbur adventure!
Description
When Winnie and Wilbur write their letters to Santa they never imagine that they are actually going to meet him on Christmas Eve! After the crisis of Santa getting stuck in their chimney, Winnie and Wilbur join him on his sleigh in a desperate race against time to make sure children everywhere wake up to stockings filled with presents on Christmas morning. What a magical memorable night! It''s a fun and festive Winnie and Wilbur adventure! Korky Paul''s intricate artwork is full of madcap humour and crazy details to pore over. The spellbinding new look of this bestselling series celebrates the wonderful relationship that exists between Winnie the Witch and her big black cat, Wilbur. Since Winnie and Wilbur first appeared in 1987 they have been delighting children and adults in homes and schools all over the world and more than 7 million books have been sold. Winnie and Wilbur will be hitting TV screens worldwide in 2017, airing in the UK on Milkshake, Channel 5''s popular pre-school slot. A Winnie and Wilbur stage show is set to run in Birmingham in 2017 followed by a national UK tour.
Review quote
''The illustrator Korky Paul outdoes himself in Winnie and Wilbur Meet Santa with an inexhaustible profusion of decorative detail in interiors, landscape, architecture and outer space, as Winnie helps Santa deliver presents around the world.''
Biographical note
Since creating her characters Winnie and Wilbur in 1987, Valerie Thomas has taken them on all kinds of adventures: on a broomstick and a flying carpet, with a baby dragon and a big bad robot, in a haunted house and aboard a pirate ship, under the sea and even into outer space! Valerie, who lives in Australia, doesn''t own a broomstick herself, but she has travelled to most parts of the world. Born in Zimbabwe, Korky Paul is a superstar illustrator. His drawings appear in more than fifty Winnie and Wilbur books, as well as many other titles. Known only to himself as ''the world''s greatest portrait artist'', Korky regularly visits schools and appears at festivals to promote his passion for drawing. He lives in Oxford with his wife where he regularly cooks on the ''braai''.
Promotional headline
A jingle-all-the-way Winnie and Wilbur adventure!
Publisher''s notice
Since creating her characters Winnie and Wilbur in 1987, Valerie Thomas has taken them on all kinds of adventures: on a broomstick and a flying carpet, with a baby dragon and a big bad robot, in a haunted house and aboard a pirate ship, under the sea and even into outer space! Valerie, who lives in Australia, doesn''t own a broomstick herself, but she has travelled to most parts of the world. Born in Zimbabwe, Korky Paul is a superstar illustrator. His drawings appear in more than fifty Winnie and Wilbur books, as well as many other titles. Known only to himself as ''the world''s greatest portrait artist'', Korky regularly visits schools and appears at festivals to promote his passion for drawing. He lives in Oxford with his wife where he regularly cooks on the ''braai''.
Feature
At last - a seasonal treat featuring Winnie and Wilbur! A clear consumer choice for Christmas gift-givers. Features a fabulous jacket with festive foil. A spellbinding new look for our Winnie and Wilbur series, celebrating the magical relationship that is Winnie and Wilbur. Over 7 million Winnie and Wilbur books have been sold worldwide, in more than 30 languages. Madcap humour and intricate detail to