Winnie the Twit by Laura Owen and Korky Paul

This is a Winnie the Witch short story collection. The four stories are:

* Winnie's Perfect Pet
* Winnie Fixes It
* Winnie's School Dinners
* Winnie the Twit

The first story sees Winnie getting called a scruff so to help heal her misery she seeks the perfect pet using magic to create a cog. The second story sees Winnie getting a new conservatory to her house. The third sees Winnie become a school cook, and the fourth sees Winnie go owl hunting.

There is a real quirky use of language throughout like Winnie exclaiming "oh, soggy babies' bottoms" or "you're as lazy as a hot lizard full of lunch!" Each story generally has a funny punchline to it too.

Along the way there are lots of busy, interesting pictures to accompany the text which are just as quirky.

I wouldn't say this is the best Winnie the Witch book though, for example I think Nitty Winnie is better, and this book is quite short at about 45 minutes in length, but this is probably more to do with the age group this is aimed at (newly confident readers).

Still the whole package is perfect for youngsters who have a sense of humour.

Publication date: 5 March 2009

Available at Amazon UK: Winnie the Twit