The Duck in the Gun
1/3/2009
Paperback
The General is ready to go to war but a duck in the gun causes a sudden ceasefire. One duck can’t stop an entire army … can it?
The Gobbledegook Book: A Joy Cowley Anthology
1/10/2019
Hardcover
Joy Cowley’s favourite stories, poems and nonsense rhymes collected in a hardback gift volume for the family to treasure.
Song of the River
1/7/2019
Hardcover
In this quintessential Joy Cowley story, Cam follows the river’s journey from its source in the mountains all the way to the sea
The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate
1/2/2012
Paperback
A love story with a strong female main character and a pirate – great for both girls and boys.
The Tiny Woman's Coat
8/9/2021
Hardcover
A small and cosy book leaving preschoolers snug as a bug, from award-winning author, Joy Cowley.
The Bakehouse
1/8/2015
Paperback
An Atonement for children—one of New Zealand’s bestloved children’s writers tells a morally complex story with a powerful ending.
Helper and Helper
1/2/2017
Paperback
More funny stories and wry observations with the bestselling Snake and Lizard.
Good Night, Good Beach
Joy Cowley, Hilary Jean Tapper
1/11/2023
Hardcover
An evocative and beautiful bedtime picture book that distils the essence of summer at the beach—skin sticky with salt, sandy feet, waves hush-hushing and a shell under the pillow.
Snake and Lizard
6/7/2007
Paperback
A beautiful 10th birthday edition of this much-loved, timeless classic by Joy Cowley. A chapter book for children ages 5 and up.
At the Bach
Joy Cowley, Hilary Jean Tapper
1/11/2023
Hardcover
An evocative and beautiful bedtime book that distils the essence of summer at the bach; creaky old bed, sandy feet, waves hush-hushing and a shell under the pillow.
A Lot of Silly
2/10/2024
Hardcover
World-renowned Joy Cowley brings her silly side to this collection of rhymes and nonsense old and new, illustrated in colour by master of the absurd David Barrow, for families to recite and remember.
Dunger
1/12/2013
Paperback
A highly readable new pre-teen novel from the beloved New Zealand writer Joy Cowley.
At the Bach
Joy Cowley, Hilary Jean Tapper
1/11/2024
Paperback
An evocative and beautiful bedtime book that distils the essence of summer at the bach; creaky old bed, sandy feet, waves hush-hushing and a shell under the pillow.
Snake and Lizard
1/11/2024
Paperback
Two very different creatures learn about the give-and-take of friendship in this much-loved, timeless story
Song of the River
5/11/2020
Paperback
In this quintessential Joy Cowley story, Cam follows the river’s journey from its source in the mountains all the way to the sea