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Blog posts for: Laura Owen

Read with Oxford: Stage 5: Winnie and Wilbur: Time Travel Winnie

Read with Oxford: Stage 5: Winnie and Wilbur: Time Travel Winnie

Join Winnie the witch and her cat Wilbur as Winnie and Jerry the giant go back in time and meet an angry cave woman, and the school children’s Egyptian project gets some time-travel magic help!

Two lively Read with Oxford Stage 5 stories with short chapters, ideal for children beginning to read independently: Winnie’s Time Machine, Winnie Spells Trouble.

Approximate age: 6–8 years

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Read with Oxford: Stage 5: Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie Dresses Up

Read with Oxford: Stage 5: Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie Dresses Up

Join Winnie the witch and her cat Wilbur as Winnie sets up her own circus and wants to be a tightrope walker, and dresses up for a fancy-dress race – but not everything goes to plan!

Two lively Read with Oxford Stage 5 stories with short chapters, ideal for children beginning to read independently: Big Top Winnie, Winnie’s Fun Run.

Approximate age: 6–8 years.

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Read with Oxford: Stage 5: Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie’s Awful Auntie

Read with Oxford: Stage 5: Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie’s Awful Auntie

Join Winnie the witch and her cat Wilbur as Winnie uses her magic to hide when Auntie Aggie pays a surprise visit, and Aggie tries to turn Wilbur into a little rabbit, making Winnie cross!

Two hilarious Read with Oxford Stage 5 stories with short chapters, ideal for children beginning to read independently: Winnie the Naughty Niece, Winnie’s Awful Auntie.

Approximate age: 6–8 years

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Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Winnie and Wilbur: Go, Winnie, Go!

Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Winnie and Wilbur: Go, Winnie, Go!

Join Winnie the witch and her cat Wilbur as they join a motor race on their broomstick, and Winnie brings her magic to a horse race!

This Read with Oxford Stage 6 book includes two fast and furious stories with short chapters and humorous colour illustrations: Whizz-Bang Winnie, Giddy-Up, Winnie.

Approximate age: 7–8 years.

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Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Winnie and Wilbur: Party Time, Winnie

Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Winnie and Wilbur: Party Time, Winnie

Join Winnie the witch and her cat Wilbur at a treasure-hunt party with a real pirate, and a truly huge street party with Jerry the giant.

This Read with Oxford Stage 6 book includes two fun-packed stories with short chapters and humorous colour illustrations: Winnie’s Treasure Hunt, Winnie’s Giant Party.

Approximate age: 7–8 years

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Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Winnie and Wilbur: Warbling Winnie

Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Winnie and Wilbur: Warbling Winnie

Winnie is banned from the village choir because her voice is just a bit too strong, and she tries to get rid of the mice in her house – but soon changes her tune.

This Read with Oxford Stage 6 book includes two lively stories with short chapters and colour illustrations: Winnie’s One-Witch Band, Winnie’s Mouse Organ.

Approximate age: 7–8 years

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Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie’s Animal Antics

Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie’s Animal Antics

Join Winnie the witch and her cat Wilbur as a new “kitten” gets delivered, and Wilbur sends Winnie’s favourite teddy to a jumble sale. Is it too late to get Beddy-Teddy back?

This Read with Oxford Stage 6 book includes two engaging stories with short chapters and humorous colour illustrations: Winnie’s New Kitten, Winnie’s Lost Teddy.

Approximate age: 7–8 years

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Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie’s Outdoor Fun

Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie’s Outdoor Fun

Winnie and Wilbur try to tidy up Winnie’s garden with some magic, but her wand just won’t work, and Winnie thinks she’s found a very rare kind of owl living in her garden.

This Read with Oxford Stage 6 book includes two lively stories with short chapters and colour illustrations: Blooming Winnie, Winnie the Twit.

Approximate age: 7–8 years

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Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie’s Problem Pets

Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie’s Problem Pets

Find out what happens when Winnie takes Wilbur – and a lot of fleas – to a pet show, and laugh as Wilbur and Scruff the dog try to show Winnie who’s best.

This Read with Oxford Stage 6 book includes two fun-packed stories with short chapters and humorous colour illustrations: Itchy Winnie, Winnie’s Perfect Pet.

Approximate age: 7–8 years.

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Winnie and Wilbur: Spooky Winnie

Winnie and Wilbur: Spooky Winnie

Here’s just the book to enjoy whenever you feel like adding a little spookiness to your life. Whether they are sharing ghost stories, turning back time, battling with mischievous wands, or getting ready for a night of trick-or-treating, Winnie and Wilbur bring their very own brand of muddled-up magic to everything they do. Four hilarious, and extra spooky, adventures.

Includes: Winnie’s Time Machine, Winnie the Shadowitch, Troublesome Wands, Spooky Winnie.

Suitable for age 5+.

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