Twigs and Stones
$25.20
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2025
Summary
Three small words can cause trouble between friends.
Snake and Lizard live together in a burrow in the desert. They are such good friends that Lizard decides to display their names above the burrow entrance.
They must decide whose name should appear first. Then Lizard makes an unfortunate spelling mistake—he thinks it’s very funny but Snake is not laughing. Snake finds some spelling of her own that will teach Lizard a lesson!
The friends eventually fin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798765668238 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Joy Cowley, Gavin Bishop |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Gecko Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 366g |
| Dimensions: | 222mm x 260mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-7 |
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Critics Review
“The author delivers a charming tale of friendship, humor, and the fine balance of living together … This book is a perfect read-aloud and is excellent for the classroom, teaching readers the value of kindness through humor.“—School Library Journal
Joy Cowley
Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand’s best-loved writers. Her awards include the Margaret Mahy Medal; the NZ Post Children’s Book Award 2006; the Roberta Long Medal, Alabama, USA; and the AW Reed Award for Contribution to New Zealand Literature. She is a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Gavin Bishop ONZM, Tainui, Ngati Awa, has published more than 70 books internationally, translated into 12 languages. He has written for television and stage, as well as libretti for two children’s ballets for the Royal New Zealand Ballet. He has earned many awards including the Te Waka Toi Nga Tohu a Ta Kingi Ihaka/Sir Kingi Ihaka Award in 2018, recognising his lifetime contribution to strengthening Maori art and culture through his children’s books; The Arts Foundation’s Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award in 2013; and the 2000 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal for lifetime achievement and his distinguished contribution to children’s literature in New Zealand.
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