DescriptionFor ages 2 to 8ReviewsThe Source ~ Joy Cowley is a genius with words, and this anthology is a reminder of her skill and originality.The exuberant colour illustrations are by Giselle Clarkson. According to Joy Cowley, these pictures are ‘mad and scrumptious’.Magpies magazine ~ Cowley’s text is pitch perfect as always, a master of rhythm and rhyme and the ability to take small everyday moments and make them special…Giselle has a style all her own and has maximised her capacity for loose lines and scribbly colouring… allowing the textures to bring more touches of impulse and life to each character.NZ Booklovers ~ The Gobbledegook Book is the kind of book that will be passed down generations of a family – timeless, joyous and heavy with memories.About the Kiwi creatorsJoy Cowley is one of New Zealand’s best-loved writers for children and adults, and her stories are loved around the world. She has won a multitude of awards and honours for her bestselling books, including the Prime Minister’s Award for contribution to literature. She was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2018.Giselle Clarkson is an illustrator and comic artist based in New Zealand. She illustrated Egg and Spoon: An Illustrated Cookbook by Alexandra Tylee which won the Elsie Locke Award for Non- Fiction at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, and The Gobbledegook Book: A Joy Cowley Anthology.
