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The Grinny Granny Donkey

By Craig Smith and Katz Cowley
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The Grinny Granny Donkey is the third book from Craig Smith and Katz Cowley, the creative team behind the Scottish Granny internet sensation, The Wonky Donkey! At a time when bringing stories of laughter, hope, kindness, and courage to children seems more important than ever, The... Read More
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The Grinny Granny Donkey is the third book from Craig Smith and Katz Cowley, the creative team behind the Scottish Granny internet sensation, The Wonky Donkey! Meet the latest addition to the phenomenal donkey family and get ready to hee haw with laughter!

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The Grinny Granny Donkey is the third book from Craig Smith and Katz Cowley, the creative team behind the Scottish Granny internet sensation, The Wonky Donkey!

At a time when bringing stories of laughter, hope, kindness, and courage to children seems more important than ever, The Grinny Granny Donkey delivers a heartwarming hug and a dose of laugh-out-loud family fun in honour of grannies everywhere.

This hee-haw funny story by Craig Smith, accompanied by beautiful illustrations by Katz Cowley, guarantees that The Grinny Granny Donkey will become a new favourite picture book.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781775435976

Publisher: Scholastic New Zealand Limited

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 November 2020

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Scholastic New Zealand

Illustration: Colour illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Katz Cowley
  • Illustrated by Katz Cowley

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 300g

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About the Author

Singer/songwriter Craig Smith is an award winning musician and #1 bestselling author, originally from Christchurch, who performs for audiences around the world. He lives in Queenstown, NZ. The Grinny Granny Donkey is the seventh book Craig has published with Scholastic. His other Scholastic titles are the world #1 viral bestseller The Wonky Donkey; Willbee the Bumblebee; My Daddy Ate an Apple; Square Eyes; The Scariest Thing in the Garden; and The Dinky Donkey. British-born Katz Cowley has a degree in illustration from the University of Northumbria. She has now illustrated a number of books for Scholastic: The Wonky Donkey, Seesaw Po, The Fidgety Itch, All I Want for Christmas, The Bee's Sneeze and Willbee the Bumblebee, The House That Wonky Built as well as The Dinky Donkey. A former Christchurch resident, she now lives in the UK.

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