Best Selling Books 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?

Our exciting new Wilbur toddler and baby board book series is based on the bestselling picture books by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul. Wilbur the cat is cuddly, friendly, and ready to introduce babies and toddlers everywhere to early-learning concepts with a dash of his very own feline mischief.

Winnie decides she needs a seaside break, so she and Wilbur zoom off to the coast. Winnie makes a beeline for the sea to cool down. Wilbur makes a beeline for anywhere other than the sea - he hates water, and can''t bear getting wet. Winnie is having so much fun in the water that she doesn''t notice her broomstick being washed out to sea. She waves her magic wand in an attempt to get the broomstick back but it doesn''t really go according to plan. The mix of magic and mayhem that follows involves a surfer and a whale and, predictably, it''s poor Wilbur who gets the worst of things...

Winnie the Witch is very pleased with her new computer. She decides to throw away her book of spells and her wand-from now on all her magic will be at the click of a mouse! When Wilbur tries to pounce on the mouse, things start to go wrong. Winnie wakes up to discover she has no cat . . . and no computer. She could really use a little magic but just where is it going to come from? This is a hilarious Winnie story for the digital age! ''unmissable'' Children''s Bookseller ''Paul''s artwork is as dynamic and arresting as ever. His comic touch is perfectly judged, stretching this simple story within reach of a wide age group'' The Guardian Enter Winnie''s website at www.winnie-the-witch.com

Winnie loves the nearby museum. It''s full of fascinating things, especially in the dinosaur room. When an exciting competition is announced to draw or make a model of a dinosaur Winnie can''t wait to take part. But what did dinosaurs look like? Winnie waves her magic wand to transport herself and Wilbur back into the time of the dinosaurs . . .

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.

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. This edition features an accompanying audio CD with the story and magical music and sound effects. The spellbinding new look of this bestselling series celebrates the wonderful relationship that exists between Winnie the Witch and her big blackcat, 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

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 loves diving beneath the ocean waves . . . Wilbur isn''t so sure. So Winnie changes herself and her big black cat into creatures of the deep. But when her magic wand sinks out of sight, how will Winnie rescue it and find a way to see the wonders of the sea in safety?

Winnie and Wilbur love flying on their broomstick. But recently they have had a few mid-air crashes and a lot of near misses. Winnie uses a little magic to find a safer way to travel, but perhaps she should look no further than the end of her nose . . .

Abracadabra! Everything is ready for a fabulous birthday. But when the party''s in full swing, Winnie toots her new trumpet . . . and everyone disappears! Without any guests, how can the party go on? Will Winnie and Wilbur find a way to bring their friends back to enjoy Winnie''s spectacular edible surprise? It''s a sugar-rush 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

Winnie and Wilbur are super excited when their new computer arrives. Winnie decides she won''t need her book of spells or her magic wand ever again and throws them away. But then Wilbur vanishes. Zap! Was it the computer? It''s a mysterious 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

Winnie and Wilbur are off to a fancy-dress party. Winnie is going as a pirate and Wilbur is her parrot. Squawk! At the party they find a whole crew of little pirates ready to set sail on the high seas. It''s a swashbuckling 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

Zoom! Winnie and Wilbur are off to the seaside. Winnie is having a whale of a time but Wilbur hates getting wet. He''d much rather go home. So when Winnie''s broomstick is swept out to sea, will they end up stranded on the beach? It''s an action-packed 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 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

Winnie and Wilbur love their vegetables and Winnie decides to grow her own, so she digs a vegetable patch in her garden. She uses a little magic to speed up the growing process... only to end up with a garden overrun by enormous vegetables!

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!

Winnie and Wilbur are visiting the wild animals from their library book in real life. It''s exciting to journey by magic all around the world, but there is trouble for our travellers when the animals get hungry! A whistle-stop tour full of hilarious slapstick fun.

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.

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.

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 fully functioning 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 the banqueting 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 true identities are revealed. They make a swift exit before out-staying their welcome, and the castle is restored to the ruin it was. With med

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!)

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

Winnie and Wilbur are at the museum to look at dinosaur bones. But Winnie would love to see a real dinosaur so she waves her magic wand and zooms off with Wilbur to the time when dinosaurs roamed the earth. It''s a prehistoric Winnie and Wilbur adventure! Korky Paul''s intricate artwork is fullof 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

Winnie and Wilbur are on their annual visit to the Worldwide Witches'' Festival, meeting witches (and their cats) from all over the globe! They have a wonderful time partying, dancing and learning new spells. When the festival is over, Winnie and Wilbur hop on their broomstick and zoom off on a magical mystery tour to visit their new friends in a tropical treehouse, a castle by the sea and a house on top of a mountain! When they arrive back home, it''s much tooquiet-but then there''s a knock at the door...A jubilant and joyful story celebrating diversity and friendship, as Winnie and Wilbur discover how magical it is to make new friends and be part of aglobal community of witches. 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.

When Winnie and Wilbur decide to celebrate Chinese New Year, the party is going with a swing. Family? Check! Friends? Check! Food? Check! Fun? Check! But just when Winnie waves her wand to make parade costumes for everyone, Wilbur goes missing. Oh no! Will Winnie find him before the firstfirework lights up the sky?This edition includes an audio CD with an entertaining narrated version of the story including music and sound effects.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.

This is a great story that really conjures the contrast of frozen winter and scorching summer.

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.

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.

Winnie and Wilbur are at the museum to look at dinosaur bones. But Winnie would love to see a real dinosaur so she waves her magic wand and zooms off with Wilbur to the time when dinosaurs roamed the earth. It''s a prehistoric Winnie and Wilbur adventure! 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 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. A new look for the website, too! www.winnieandwilbur.com.