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Valerie Thomas

Valerie Thomas is the author of the bestselling and much loved Winnie the Witch picture books, illustrated by Korky Paul.

Valerie was born in Australia and has lived there for most of her life. Although she doesn’t have a broomstick, she has traveled to most parts of the world, and she is now trying to organize her life so that she never has to experience another winter. She used to live with a big black cat exactly like Wilbur, but luckily her house was not black.

Books by Valerie Thomas

  • Happy Birthday, Winnie!

    Happy Birthday, Winnie!

  • Wilbur's Book of Numbers

    Wilbur's Book of Numbers

  • Wilbur's First Book of Words

  • Winnie and Wilbur at Chinese New Year

    Winnie and Wilbur at Chinese New Year

  • Winnie and Wilbur at the Seaside

    Winnie and Wilbur at the Seaside

  • Winnie and Wilbur Meet Santa

    Winnie and Wilbur Meet Santa

  • Winnie and Wilbur Meet Santa

    Winnie and Wilbur Meet Santa

  • Winnie and Wilbur: The Amazing Pumpkin

    Winnie and Wilbur: The Amazing Pumpkin

  • Winnie and Wilbur: The Naughty Knight

    Winnie and Wilbur: The Naughty Knight

  • Winnie at the Seaside

    Winnie at the Seaside

  • Winnie in Space

    Winnie in Space

  • Winnie's Amazing Pumpkin

    Winnie's Amazing Pumpkin

  • Winnie's Dinosaur Day

    Winnie's Dinosaur Day

  • Winnie's Haunted House

    Winnie's Haunted House

  • Winnie's Jokes

    Winnie's Jokes

  • Winnie's Midnight Dragon

    Winnie's Midnight Dragon

  • Winnie's New Computer

    Winnie's New Computer

  • Winnie's Pirate Adventure

    Winnie's Pirate Adventure

  • Winnie's Sticker Book

    Winnie's Sticker Book

  • Winnie the Witch

    Winnie the Witch

Awards

Winnie the Witch, written by Valerie Thomas and illustrated by Korky Paul, won the Red House Children’s Book Award in 1988.