Cowshed Christmas

PICTURE BOOK FINALIST

Cowshed Christmas
Gavin Bishop & Joy Cowley
Random House New Zealand
ISBN 978-1-86979-073-8 pb RRP $24.99
Target age 3+

All the farmyard animals come mooing, baaing, clucking, barking, quacking and meowing and they all come bearing true kiwi gifts such as a rugby ball, a pavlova, jandals, and a pull-along kiwi.

The classic Christmas story is given a New Zealand twist in this warm and evocative retelling.

	Gavin Bishop is a renowned children's book author and illustrator. Many of Gavin’s books have been shortlisted and won awards at the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards, including the 2003 NZ Post book of the Year for Weaving Earth & Sky. In 2008 Gavin established the Storylines Gavin Bishop Award for Picture Book Illustration.
	Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand's most prolific and successful writers of children's books. Love, humour and a little twist at the end are key components of Joy's writing and she loves to meet children and hear what they think – about her stories and life in general.

In 2008, Joy and Gavin’s book, Snake and Lizard, was named New Zealand Post Book of the Year.

Joy and Gavin also wrote and illustrated Friends: Snake and Lizard, a Junior Fiction finalist in this year’s Awards.