Winnie The Witch’s 25th birthday – gallery Twenty-five years after Winnie the Witch first tripped over her cat, Wilbur, we take a look back at some of her wackiest spells and wildest adventures Tweet Winnie the WitchWinnie the Witch lives in a black house. She has black chairs and black stairs, black floors and black doors. The trouble is that Winnie's cat, Wilbur, is also black. After sitting on him and tripping over him, Winnie decides to turn Wilbur into a green cat, but then he goes out into the long, green grass … Photograph: Korky Paul, taken from the book by Valerie Thomas and published by Oxford University Press Winnie Flies AgainWinnie the Witch loves travelling by broomstick. Sadly, when the sky starts filling up with all kinds of flying machines, Winnie and Wilbur have a few mid-air crashes and a few more near misses. After crashing into a very tall building that came out of nowhere, Winnie decides there's got to be a better way to travel Photograph: Korky Paul, taken from the book by Valerie Thomas and published by Oxford University Press Winnie at the SeasideWinnie decides she needs a seaside break to escape the summer heat, 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 Photograph: Korky Paul, taken from the book by Valerie Thomas and published by Oxford University Press Winnie Under the SeaWhen Winnie and Wilbur go back to the seaside for another seaside holiday, Winnie has an idea. ABRACADABRA! Winnie turns Wilbur into a cat-fish and turns herself into an octopus so they can explore life under the sea Photograph: Korky Paul, taken from the book by Valerie Thomas and published by Oxford University Press Winnie in SpaceDeep in space, Winne and Wilbur find a nice planet for a rest and their special space lunch. The inhabitants of the planet are small, with long ears and twitchy noses. They're curious and friendly but these space rabbits have rather strange eating habits – they munch on metal! And, for the space rabbits, Winnie's rocket is particularly tasty Photograph: Korky Paul, taken from the book by Valerie Thomas and published by Oxford University Press Winnie in WinterWinnie the Witch is tired of winter. She's tired of shivering in the cold and looking out at her garden covered in snow. And Wilbur is tired of frozen fur and whiskers. So Winnie uses a little magic to bring summer and sunshine to her house, though the results aren't quite what she had in mind Photograph: Korky Paul, taken from the book by Valerie Thomas and published by Oxford University Press Winnie's Amazing PumpkinWinnie loves vegetables, but after a day at the farmers' market, bringing them home on a broomstick proves to be rather hazardous. Not having the patience of a true gardener, she uses a little magic to speed up the growing process … only to end up with a garden overrun by enormous vegetables, including one gigantic pumpkin! Photograph: Korky Paul, taken from the book by Valerie Thomas and published by Oxford University Press Winnie's Flying CarpetWinnie's sisters have given her a flying carpet but Winnie is struggling to find something nice to say about it in her thank-you letter, as the carpet has been more than a little wayward! Winnie decides to give the carpet one last chance but then disaster strikes … Photograph: Korky Paul, taken from the book by Valerie Thomas and published by Oxford University Press Winnie's Midnight DragonWilbur is woken in the middle of the night to discover a baby dragon squeezing through his cat-flap! The baby dragon wants to play, but all Winnie wants to do is sleep! Winnie finally decides she's had enough of babysitting a dragon and goes on to the roof to look for the mother – using a full moon to catch the mother dragon's attention Photograph: Korky Paul, taken from the book by Valerie Thomas and published by Oxford University Press Happy Birthday Winnie!It's Winnie's birthday and she's celebrating in style with a garden party. After some fun and games, and lots of presents (including a magic trumpet from cousin Cuthbert), Winnie surprises all of her guests with the biggest, tastiest birthday cake in the whole world Photograph: Korky Paul, taken from the book by Valerie Thomas and published by Oxford University Press