Books with author Joy Crowley

Courage and achievement are celebrated and questioned, paradoxes examined, and human frailty appreciated in fifteen tales, at once lyrical and provocative, ranging fromthe fantastic to the achingly real. Be it a tale of an expulsion from Eden, a journey through time, the dreams of a failed writer, ora dead woman's ambiguous legacy, each story in Novelties & Souvenirs is a glorious reading experience, offering delights to be savored ... and remembered.

** Winner of the New Zealand Children's Book of the Year 1990** A classic junior fiction favourite from multi-award winning New Zealand children's author, Joy Cowley.Shadrach is a very old circus-trained Clydesdale horse, and the favourite family pet. When Hannah discovers that Shadrach has been sold to a dog food factory, she decides to mount a heroic rescue and enlists the help of her two younger brothers. From the beginning their plans go seriously wrong. By the time they've argued with the repulsive Wuff Stuff man, hidden Shadrach in a church and a caravan, and floated him on a mussel barge they're in desperate need of rescuing themselves.

Moving House: A fun coloring story to help parents and children talk about moving. Find out how your child is feeling about moving with this unique book. Help your child create their very own story of the move, color in the pictures together, listen to their thoughts, and answer their questions on what will happen during the move. This is a great resource for families who are moving. The book addresses all the important stages of moving, from packing boxes to loading the moving truck. The text helps explain what will happen, and coloring the pictures together helps reassure the child they are important and loved while providing a comfortable environment to talk about change. Other titles in the series include Starting School, Starting Preschool, Mommy Has A Baby In Her Tummy, The New Baby Moves In and A Place For Me (Foster care).