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The Wonky Donkey

In this very funny, cumulative song, each page tells us something new about the donkey until we end up with a spunky, hanky-panky cranky stinky dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey, which will have children in fits of laughter! There is much fun to be had by listening to th... read full description below.

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ISBN 9781869439262
Published 1 October 2009 by Scholastic
Author(s) By Smith, Craig
Illustrated by Cowley, Katz

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ISBN-13 9781869439262
ISBN-10 1869439260
Stock Out of stock
Status Available at publisher; usually ships within 7-15 working days
Publisher Scholastic
Imprint Scholastic New Zealand
Publication Date 1 October 2009
International Publication Date 21 September 2009
Publication Country New Zealand
Format Mixed media product/Mixed Media
Contains Contains Paperback and CD-Audio (Music recording)
Author(s) By Smith, Craig
Illustrated by Cowley, Katz
Category Audio / Visual (Audio books, Music, DVDs, CDROMs)
Award Winning Titles
General Picture Books
Picture Book Finalists
Interest Age 3-8 years
Reading Age 3-8 years
NBS Text Picture Books
ONIX Text Children/juvenile
Number of Pages 24
Dimensions Width: 250mm
Height: 240mm
Weight Not specified
Catalogue Code 76759
Dewey Code 782.42083

Description of this book

In this very funny, cumulative song, each page tells us something new about the donkey until we end up with a spunky, hanky-panky cranky stinky dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey, which will have children in fits of laughter! There is much fun to be had by listening to the song and trying to predict the new word for each clue given. Craig Smith's song, The Wonky Donkey, won an APRA Silver Scroll Award in 2008 for Best Children's Song of the Year.

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Awards & Reviews

Awards Shortlisted for LIANZA Children's Book Awards: Russell Clark Award 2010.

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Author's Bio

Singer/songwriter Craig Smith performs at gigs around the South Island. He has lived in Australia for 4 years and Vietnam for 6 years, and says Spike Milligan and his Mum are his greatest influences. Katz Cowley is a British-born illustrator. Katz has a degree in illustration from the University of Northumbria. She spent a year and a half travelling around SE Asia and living in Australia before arriving in NZ in 2000, where she has been ever since.

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