Joy Cowley & Giselle Clarkson
The Gobbledegook Book - A Joy Cowley Anthology
Joy Cowley’s wordplay and humour shine in this landmark collection of stories, rhymes, nonsense and poems.
The Gobbledegook Book collects favourites like ‘Faster Faster’ and less-known treasures alongside the much-loved classics ‘Greedy Cat’ and ‘Nicketty-Nacketty Noo-Noo-Noo’.
The Gobbledegook Book is a perfect family read-aloud and one for early readers to snuggle up with.
Gecko Press
Picture Book
Original title: The Gobbledegook Book – A Joy Cowley Anthology
Age 3+
88 pp
hc | 240 x 280 mm
Publication: 2019
Author: Joy Cowley
Illustrator: Giselle Clarkson
All rights available
- Look inside
- Book trailer
- Fresh, vibrant and funny illustrations enliven Cowley’s stories for a new generation
- Treasury of favourites from one of the most popular children's writers
- Joy Cowley was short-listed for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2018
Awards
- White Raven, 2020
- NZ Children's Book Awards 2020 Finalist
“The Gobbledegook Book is the kind of book that will be passed down generations of a family – timeless, joyous and heavy with memories.” – NZ Booklovers, Sept 2019
“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.” – Magpies Magazine, Nov 2019
“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’.” – The Source, Nov 2019
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