Tiny Woman's Coat
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€16.99
In this vibrant rhyming tale of resourcefulness and friendship by one of the world's great children's writers, the tiny woman makes a coat of leaves-a book to leave its readers snug as a bug
The tiny woman makes a coat of leaves with the help of friends in this vibrant rhyming tale. The trees, geese, porcupine, horse and plants all share something so the tiny woman can snip, snip, snip and stitch, stitch, stitch a coat to keep herself warm. Resourcefulness and friendship are at the heart of this simple rhythmic poem by one of the world's best children's writers. Buoyant and satisfying to read aloud, this small book will leave the reader snug as a bug.
Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand's best-loved writers for children and adults, with an international reputation. She has won a multitude of awards and honours for her bestselling books, including the Prime Ministers Award for contribution to literature. She was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2018 and received an New Zealand Arts Foundation Icon award in 2020.
Giselle Clarkson is an illustrator and comic artist living in Greytown, New Zealand, who has been shortlisted for the New Zealand Children's Book Awards. She illustrated The Gobbledegook Book by Joy Cowley in 2019 and Egg and Spoon by Alexandra Tylee in 2020.