New Releases by Valerie Thomas

Traditional Chinese edition of Winnie AND Wilbur THE WITCHES'' SPORTS DAY

Winnie and Wilbur are taking part in the local witches'' sports day. After training hard in their garden, finally the big day arrives. There is a high jump contest, an egg-and-spoon race, and even a cats'' tree climb race - but the main event is the exciting broomstick obstacle race. Winnie and Wilbur are desperate to finally win it this year having lost out to Maryam and her cat Malak the last two years. But when the referee is about to read out the results, a gust of wind blows them away! Will the witches ever find out who won - or could they discover that perhaps it doesn''t matter who won when you''re having this much fun?Scan the QR code in the book to hear the story with music and sound effects! A spellbindingly sporty story that will have readers rooting for Winnie and Wilbur as they loop the loop and soar high in the sky. Korky Paul''s intricate and spellbinding artwork is full of fun, mischief, and mayhem! The best-selling Winnie and Wilbur series has been delighting readers both young and old since 1987 and Winnie and Wilbur have become favourite characters in homes and schools all over the world.

In Using Mental Imagery to Enhance Creative and Work-Related Processes, Valerie Thomas explores the productive use of mental imagery skills to engage with the processes of creativity. Practical and original, the book offers detailed guidance for a highly effective method that can provide rich insights into the development of a range of creative enterprises, including artistic and work-related projects. In this accessible and innovative book, Thomas pays equal attention to the theory and application of mental imagery. First, she explains how imagination-based methods have been developed and theorised within the discipline of creative behaviour, especially with regard to dual-processing theories of creativity. The book then considers mental imagery as a dialogical method informed by contemporary post-Cartesian theories of embodied cognition that reprise an earlier premodern understanding of imagination as a mediator between body and mind. Thomas introduces a particular approach to mental imagery that, informed by a functional research-informed framework (the Interactive Communicative model of mental imagery), can be applied very effectively to creative processes. The second half of the book provides detailed guidance on how to apply this particular method and is copiously illustrated with case vignettes. It includes chapters on using imagery theorised as conceptual metaphors such as the plant image for representing creative capabilities and the building image for representing creative and work-related projects. It also explains how to use imagery to represent and work with the conceptual processes of undertaking qualitative research projects. This original and wide-ranging book advances the scope and use of creative image-work in diverse settings. It will be an essential resource for everyone who is interested in developing their own mental imagery skills for creative real-world applications and for all professionals such as coaches, therapists and research educators who want to facilitate creativity in others.

La serie de La bruja Winnie ha vendido más de tres millones de ejemplares y se ha traducido a más de treinta idiomas. Mientras Winnie duerme, Wilbur, su gato, oye un ruido extraño. Es un dragoncito que echa humo por la nariz. ¿Cómo evitará Winnie que se incendie su casa?, y, ¿cómo ayudará al dragón a encontrar a su mamá? ¡Haciendo un poco de magia!

Cuando Winnie y Wilbur vuelan sobre un castillo en ruinas, Winnie decide regresarle su antiguo esplendor con ayuda de su varita mágica. Lo que no imagina es que viajarán hasta tiempos medievales y, precisamente, en un día de justas, tiro al arco y banquetes. Muy pronto descubren que necesitarán de nuevo de la magia de Winnie, para poner a un caballero muy revoltoso en su lugar y poder disfrutar de ese día tan especial.

El primero de los títulos de una serie que ha deleitado a los niños de todo el mundo. La bruja Winnie vivía en una casa negra. Tenía el piso negro, las butacas negras, una cama negra con sábanas negras y cuadros negros colgados en las paredes. Hasta el cuarto de baño era negro. Por supuesto, su gato Wilbur también era negro. El único problema era que Winnie no podía verlo... Hasta que un día, la brujita decidió hacer un poco de magia.

When Winnie and Wilbur fly over a castle, they swoop down to take a closer look. When it turns out to be nothing more than a ruin, Winnie realizes that they are ''hundreds of years too late'' and so makes a swoosh of her wand to take them back to medieval times. The ruin becomes a fullyfunctioning fortress and it''s a day of much archery, jousting and feasting. Winnie disguises herself as a medieval lady-in-waiting. Wilbur is a dashing knight in armour. But when they come across a naughty knight, making mincemeat of his rivals in the tournament and losing his temper in thebanqueting hall, a little magic is required to put him in his place and give everyone else the entertaining day they''ve come to enjoy. Sir Wilbur is given pride of place at the banquet and everyone wants to know who the mysterious knight could be. Winnie realizes things could go badly if their trueidentities are revealed. They make a swift exit before out-staying their welcome, and the castle is restored to the ruin it was. With medieval magic and mayhem from the start, this story is a classic Winnie and Wilbur adventure. This edition comes with a wonderful soundtrack of the narrated storywith alll kinds of music and effects.

La serie de La bruja Winnie ha vendido más de tres millones de ejemplares y se ha traducido a más de treinta idiomas. Aquel verano hacía mucho calor. Winnie y Wilbur estaban cansados y acalorados, así que Winnie buscó su toalla, su bolso y su sombrilla; montó en la escoba... ¡y los dos salieron disparados hacia el mar!

La serie de La bruja Winnie ha vendido más de tres millones de ejemplares y se ha traducido a más de treinta idiomas. A la bruja Winnie le encanta su nueva computadora. ¡Un clic del ratón y sus hechizos se hacen realidad! Ya no necesitará su libro de hechizos ni su varita mágica. Pero su gato Wilbur insiste en jugar con el ratón y las cosas se salen de control. ¿Qué hará Winnie sin su libro de hechizos y su varita mágica?

Winnie and Wilbur have made a junk robot but Winnie wishes it was real . . . so she pulls out her magic wand. But the real robot is not at all helpful. It''s big and bad and when it grabs Winnie''s wand, things start to get totally out of control. It''s a futuristic 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 morethan 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. A new look for the website, too!www.winnieandwilbur.com

Winnie and Wilbur are on holiday! With a flick of her magic wand Winnie turns them both into sea creatures so that they can dive beneath the ocean waves. But when Winnie''s wand sinks out of sight, how will they get safely back to shore? It''s a deep-sea Winnie and Wilbur adventure! Korky Paul''sintricate 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 morethan 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. A new look for the website, too!www.winnieandwilbur.com

When Winnie and Wilbur decide to grow some vegetables, they end up with a gigantic pumpkin that''s big enough to feed the whole neighbourhood. But when only the shell is left, a bit of magical recycling is required. It''s a supersize Winnie and Wilbur adventure! Korky Paul''s intricate artwork isfull 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 morethan 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. A new look for the website, too!www.winnieandwilbur.com

It''s midnight when a baby dragon squeezes through Wilbur''s cat flap. He''s playful and cute but with smoke coming out of his nose, he''s also a bit of a fire risk. Puff! Winnie and Wilbur need to find his mum so that he can fly away. This Winnie and Wilbur adventure is for anyone who likes theirmagic to be a little bit beastly. 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 morethan 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. A new look for the website, too!www.winnieandwilbur.com

There are some unexplained happenings in Winnie and Wilbur''s house. A smashed vase, collapsing curtains, and a shattered chandelier. Could it be haunted? Winnie reaches for her magic wand but things just get even spookier. It''s a ghostly Winnie and Wilbur adventure! Korky Paul''s intricateartwork 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 morethan 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. A new look for the website, too!www.winnieandwilbur.com

A Winnie siempre le ha fascinado el espacio. Por eso decide que es el momento adecuado para visitarlo, aunque Wilbur no está tan seguro. Al aterrizar en un planeta lejano encuentran unos habitantes pequeños, con largas orejas y nariz nerviosa. Son curiosos y amistosos, pero estos conejos espaciales tienen hábitos alimenticios muy extraños: ¡les gusta el metal! Para ellos el cohete de Winnie es una alimento delicioso. ¿Qué harán Winnie y Wilbur para salir de este aprieto y regresar a casa?

Brrrr! Winnie and Wilbur are shivering on a cold winter''s day. They would rather be relaxing in the sunshine. But when Winnie brings summer to her garden . . . everyone else wants to join them. How will they escape the crowds? Whether it''s snowing or sizzling, this is a rain-or-shine Winnieand Wilbur adventure to enjoy the whole year round. Korky Paul''s intricate artwork is full of madcap humour and crazy details to pore over. This edition features an accompanying audio CD with the story and magical music and sound effects. The spellbinding new look of this bestselling seriescelebrates 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 popularpre-school slot. A Winnie and Wilbur stage show is set to run in Birmingham in 2017 followed by a national UK tour.A new look for the website, too! a href="http://www.winnieandwilbur.com/"Click here/a

The therapeutic potential of working with clients'' mental images is widely acknowledged, yet there is still little in the counselling and psychotherapy literature on more inclusive approaches to the clinical applications of mental imagery. Using Mental Imagery in Counselling and Psychotherapy is a unique, accessible guide for counsellors and psychotherapists who wish to develop their expertise in this important therapeutic practice. Contemporary practitioners have at their disposal a large repertoire of imagery methods and procedures comprising the contributions from different therapeutic schools and clinical innovators. Valerie Thomas identifies some of the common features in these approaches and offers a transtheoretical framework that supports integrative practitioners in understanding and using mental imagery to enhance therapeutic processes. The book: Examines the development of the theory and practice of mental imagery within a wider context of the history of imagination as a healing modality; Describes the different ways that mental imagery has been incorporated into therapeutic practice and evaluates recent developments; Reviews explanations of the therapeutic efficacy of mental imagery and considers how recent theoretical concepts provide a means of understanding the role that mental images play in processing experience; Includes reflections on ways to develop more inclusive theory and proposes a model that can inform integrative practice. Using a wide range of clinical vignettes to illustrate theory and cutting-edge research, Valerie Thomas proposes a new integrated model of practice. Providing clear and detailed guidance on applying the model to clinical practice, the book will be essential reading for psychotherapists and counsellors, both in practice and training, who wish to harness the therapeutic efficacy of mental imagery.

Una serie dirigida a los niños en edad preescolar. La bruja Winnie, el entrañable personaje creado por la escritora Valerie Thomas y el ilustrador Korky Paul, tiene un gato negro llamado Wilbur. Este personaje es tan simpático e inteligente que merecía su propia serie. Por esta razón, ahora existen libros cuyo protagonista es este felino. Se trata de pequeños volúmenes impresos en cartón grueso y esquinas redondeadas concebidas especialmente para los más pequeños. De hecho, no se necesita conocer las aventuras de la bruja Winnie para disfrutar de estos ejemplares, pues son de lectura independiente. Las obras de esa colección serán de gran utilidad para los padres y maestros de preescolar, pues acercan a los niños a conceptos como los colores, los contrarios, las primeras palabras, las formas y los números.

Winnie and Wilbur are settling down for a lazy afternoon. But when Wilbur accidently smashes one of Winnie''s vases he hides to evade suspicion . . . He then goes on to bring down Winnie''s curtains and her chandelier - each time hiding himself away. Winnie begins to think her house must behaunted. She instigates what she thinks is a spell to fix a haunted house but ends up instead filling her house with skeletons, ghosts, spiders, bats and owls. Spooktacular hilarity unfolds until Wilbur emerges from his hiding place, Winnie gets the spell right, normality is restored and all is well- but Winnie will never know just who was haunting her house in the first place. (Much to Wilbur''s relief!)

Una serie dirigida a los niños en edad preescolar. La bruja Winnie, el entrañable personaje creado por la escritora Valerie Thomas y el ilustrador Korky Paul, tiene un gato negro llamado Wilbur. Este personaje es tan simpático e inteligente que merecía su propia serie. Por esta razón, ahora existen libros cuyo protagonista es este felino. Se trata de pequeños volúmenes impresos en cartón grueso y esquinas redondeadas concebidas especialmente para los más pequeños. De hecho, no se necesita conocer las aventuras de la bruja Winnie para disfrutar de estos ejemplares, pues son de lectura independiente. Las obras de esa colección serán de gran utilidad para los padres y maestros de preescolar, pues acercan a los niños a conceptos como los colores, los contrarios, las primeras palabras, las formas y los números.

Una serie dirigida a los niños en edad preescolar. La bruja Winnie, el entrañable personaje creado por la escritora Valerie Thomas y el ilustrador Korky Paul, tiene un gato negro llamado Wilbur. Este personaje es tan simpático e inteligente que merecía su propia serie. Por esta razón, ahora existen libros cuyo protagonista es este felino. Se trata de pequeños volúmenes impresos en cartón grueso y esquinas redondeadas concebidas especialmente para los más pequeños. De hecho, no se necesita conocer las aventuras de la bruja Winnie para disfrutar de estos ejemplares, pues son de lectura independiente. Las obras de esa colección serán de gran utilidad para los padres y maestros de preescolar, pues acercan a los niños a conceptos como los colores, los contrarios, las primeras palabras, las formas y los números.

Nueva y alocada aventura de Winnie la bruja preferida de los niños (y también de los adultos). Los cielos ya no son un lugar tan seguro como antaño, ni siquiera para las brujas. Como toda bruja que se respete, a Winnie le encanta volar a bordo de su escoba en compañía de su gato negro, Wilbur. Sin embargo, los cielos ya no son lo que solían ser. Antes eran espacios abiertos y solitarios, pero últimamente se han llenado de aviones, helicópteros y globos. También hay edificios cada vez más altos. Todo esto representa un peligro para Winnie, quien ha decidido buscar una forma más segura de viajar. Sin embargo, trasladarse en bicicleta, patineta y caballo también entraña sus riesgos.

Winnie the Witch is very pleased when she turns her cardboard robot into a real one. Beep, beep! But when the naughty robot takes Winnie''s wand, things start to get totally out of control. It''s up to Wilbur, Winnie''s lovable cat, to stop the magical mayhem and save the day. With an accompanying CD for entertaining listening!

The best defense against the increasing threat of social engineering attacks is Security Awareness Training to warn your organization''s staff of the risk and educate them on how to protect your organization''s data. Social engineering is not a new tactic, but Building an Security Awareness Program is the first book that shows you how to build a successful security awareness training program from the ground up. Building an Security Awareness Program provides you with a sound technical basis for developing a new training program. The book also tells you the best ways to garner management support for implementing the program. Author Bill Gardner is one of the founding members of the Security Awareness Training Framework. Here, he walks you through the process of developing an engaging and successful training program for your organization that will help you and your staff defend your systems, networks, mobile devices, and data. Forewords written by Dave Kennedy and Kevin Mitnick! - The most practical guide to setting up a Security Awareness training program in your organization - Real world examples show you how cyber criminals commit their crimes, and what you can do to keep you and your data safe - Learn how to propose a new program to management, and what the benefits are to staff and your company - Find out about various types of training, the best training cycle to use, metrics for success, and methods for building an engaging and successful program

When Winnie and Wilbur arrive at Cousin Cuthbert''s party dressed as a pirate and a parrot, they discover a whole crew in fancy dress, eager for excitement on the high seas! Winnie is ready with her magic to whisk her shipmates aboard, but will they be back with the treasure before the party''s over?

Winnie and Wilbur have had a few accidents on their wayward flying carpet. But then disaster strikes when Wilbur is whisked out of an open window! Winnie has to mount a daring broomstick rescue to get her beloved black cat back. It''s a rollercoaster Winnie and Wilbur adventure! Korky Paul''s artwork is full of quirky humour and intricate 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 10 million books have been sold. Check out the website: www.winnieandwilbur.com