New Releases by Valerie Thomas

Winnie is looking for adventure so she decides to go into space! She magics a rocket and Abracadabra, she blasts into orbit! It''s quite tricky dealing with all the controls in a rocket but it''s even trickier knowing what to do with hungry extra-terrestrial rabbits . . . will Winnie have enough magic up her sleeve to save the day?

Winnie is looking for adventure so she decides to go into space! She magics a rocket and Abracadabra, she blasts into orbit! It''s quite tricky dealing with all the controls in a rocket but it''s even trickier knowing what to do with hungry extra-terrestrial rabbits . . . will Winnie have enough magic up her sleeve to save the day?

When Winnie decides to grow vegetables in her garden, she gets more than she bargained for - giant beanstalks, colossal cabbages, and an enormous pumpkin perched on her roof! But what can Winnie do with her huge pumpkin when only the shell is left? Prepare to be amazed!

Welcome to the wonderful world of Winnie the Witch! Join Winnie and Wilbur on the day her wand stops working, on the day her computer mouse causes mischief, and on the day they decide to go to the beach . . . Here, in one book, are three of Winnie and Wilbur''s craziest capers: Winnie''s Magic Wand, Winnie''s New Computer, and Winnie at the Seaside.

There was something on the doormat. Something with big green eyes . . . Winnie and her black cat, Wilbur, are all tucked into bed when, suddenly, Wilbur is woken up by a strange noise. There''s a baby dragon at the door! Soon Winnie finds her house filled with breaking bowls, armor clattering down the stairs, puffs of smoke . . . and even clouds of butterflies. What''s a witch to do?

Winnie lived in her black house with her cat, Wilbur. He was black too. And that is how the trouble began. Everything in Winnies house is black—the carpet, the chairs, the bed and the sheets, the pictures on the walls, and even the bathtub! And of course her cat, Wilbur, is black too—all except for his bright-green eyes. Whenever poor Wilbur closes his eyes and tries to take a catnap, Winnie stumbles right over him. Or accidentally sits on top of him. Until one day, when Winnie gets a brilliant idea. What if Wilbur were a different color?

It''s just after midnight. Winnie has gone to bed and is snoring peacefully when Wilbur is woken by a strange noise. He goes downstairs to investigate and, to his horror, discovers a baby dragon squeezing through his cat-flap! Wilbur is not impressed by the scaly visitor, especially when it starts chasing him around Winnie''s house. But the baby dragon just wants to play and, in his exuberance, manages to topple a grandfather clock and knock over a suit of armour. All the clattering wakes Winnie and she''s not happy about a baby dragon in her house, either. After all, there are puffs of smoke coming out of his nose and he might start a fire. So Winnie uses a little magic to turn the smoke into . . . a cloud of butterflies. This makes Wilbur feel better, he loves chasing butterflies! So now Winnie has a baby dragon and a cat who just want to play whereas she just wants to sleep! Winnie decides she''s had enough of babysitting a dragon and goes onto the roof to look for his mother. But how will she catch the attention of a mother dragon flying past? By magicking a full moon over her house! So with mother and baby dragon reunited, Winnie and Wilbur can finally settle down for an overdue good night''s sleep. This story is full of noisy antics: clanging clocks, clattering armour, crashing crockery and the sound of dragon wings beating are just some of the wonderful additions to the narration of Winnie''s Midnight Dragon on the accompanying audio CD.

When Winnie and Wilbur tire of winter they create a magical summer in their garden. But they are not alone in wanting to enjoy the sunshine!

Winnie the Witch is tired of winter. She''s tired of shivering in the cold and looking out at her garden covered in snow. And Wilbur is tired of frozen fur and whiskers. So Winnie uses a little magic to bring summer and sunshine to her house. But just as she settles down in her deckchair . . . hordes of people arrive. They are fed up with winter, too. But with the unruly crowd comes noise, and mess, and chaos! Winnie grows increasingly indignant. Why should all these people spoil her summer? Winter may be cold, but at least it''s peaceful. So Winnie summons back the snow to make her unwelcome visitors disappear. This is a great story that really conjures the contrast of frozen winter and scorching summer and the sounds of crunching through snow, Christmassy themes, summery birdsong and sun-seeking revellers are just some of the wonderful additions to the narration of Winnie in Winter on the accompanying audio CD.

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. "[.] repleto de detalles divertidos, deleitará a muchísimos niños." Junior Bookshelf. "Profusión de detalles deliciosos y bromas visuales." British Book News. "Sus hilarantes travesuras ofrecen una placentera lectura." Oxford Times. The witch Winnie lived in a black house. It had a black floor, black chairs, a black bed with black sheets, and black paintings hanging on the walls. Even the bathroom was black. Of course, her cat Wilbur was also black. The only problem was that Winnie couldn''t see him. Until one day, when the witch decided to do a little magic.

La nueva computadora de Winnie es mágica. Un clic del ratón y sus hechizos se hacen realidad. ¡Winnie no tendrá que gritar ABRACADABRA nunca más! ¿ O tal vez sí? Winnie''s new computer is magical. One click of the mouse and her spells become reality. Winnie will never have to scream "Abracadabra!" ever again! Or will she?

Poems by members of This So Called Life, a writing workshop. Contributing Editors: C. E. Laine and Kathy Kubik, with poetry by Sherry Deanne Adams, Andrew Analore, Aaron Brauer, Pris Campbell, Corvin, David Curtis, David Durham, Deidre Elizabeth, Jason Fraley, Fulicasenia, Todd Heldt, Robert Kidd, Donna Hill, Poppy Hullings, Lisa Michelle Maloney, McGrittle, Dorothy Doyle Mienko, Mothdust, Nathan Novikoff, Nyktipolos, Rae Pater, Kari Rabarison, Redkat, J. Reed-Meeks, Heidi L. Nordberg, Sirrus Poe, Christopher R. Robbins, Don Schaeffer, D. K. Sterling, Melanie M. Stevenson, B. A. Stites, The Lost Lost Boy, Valerie Thomas, Paul Trombley, and Wintersong.

A Welsh adaptation of ''Winnie''s New Computer'', a hilarious story about the troubles of a witch and her cat when a new computer arrives at their home; for children aged 5-7 years.

Miss Jones and Miss Brown wanted to see the world. So they packed their bags and off they went to discover that there''s no place like home.