 Winnie the Witch burst onto bookshelves in 1987. Accompanied by Wilbur, her big black cat, she has been delighting readers with her madcap antics ever since. Her longevity as a picture-book character has won her a special place in the hearts of successive generations and her adventures are full of imagination, friendship, creativity and, above all, fun.
Today there are 12 Winnie the Witch picture books, a website, 10 story books and 4 compilations. Winnie has won a number of awards including the
Children’s Book Award and she was the tTop-selling title in the World Book Day promotion in 2009.
Winnie has sold 3.5 million copies to date in 27 languages and is popular in many countries around the World including the US, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Holland, Scandinavia, Greece, Russia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Israel, Turkey,
Japan, Korea, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan and
Latin America.
Winnie is a refreshingly different Witch. She dresses in purple, blue, yellow and red and, with her stripy stockings, she has perhaps the best-known legs in the history of picture books! Her personality is as colourful as her outfit and children love her scatty ways and accident-prone adventures.
Core product categories for brand licensing are : apparel, accessories, toys and plush, stationery, greetings, partyware and dress-up.
It is Winnie's 25th Birthday in 2012 which OUP will celebrate with new publishing and publicity. Winnie has also been selected for World Book Day promotion in 2012 making this an ideal year to start working with her.
For more information:
Email: Claire Potter
Tel: 0207 917 6791
www.winnie-the-witch.com
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