The Tiny Woman's Coat
A small and cozy book leaving preschoolers snug as a bug, from award-winning author, Joy Cowley.
The tiny woman makes a coat of leaves with the help of her animal friends. The trees, geese, porcupine, horse and plants all share something so the tiny woman can snip, snip, snip and stitch, stitch, stitch a coat to keep herself warm.
Friendship and sharing are at the heart of this warm and simple rhythmic poem by one of the world’s best children’s writers. A perfectly cozy hardback storybook to read-aloud and share with babies, toddlers and preschoolers who will delight in everything tiny and small, including the fresh and funny illustrations by award-winning illustrator Giselle Clarkson.
“Now I have a new favourite cosy read to add to my collection.” —The Times UK, Children’s Book of the Week
Joy 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 honors 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.
Praise for The Tiny Woman’s Coat
“An inventive and delightful tale that evokes Thumbelina, The Borrowers, and other beloved wee characters.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Now I have a new favourite cozy read to add to my collection … Giselle Clarkson’s evocative illustrations tell another story of the powers of collectivism.”—The Times
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Author: Joy Cowley
Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand's best-loved writers. Her awards include the Margaret Mahy Medal; the NZ Post Children's Book Award 2006; the Roberta Long Medal, Alabama, USA; and the AW Reed Award for Contribution to New Zealand Literature. She is a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Illustrator: Giselle Clarkson
Giselle Clarkson is an illustrator and comic artist based in Greytown, New Zealand, known for her comics on conservation and environmental topics. She has illustrated award-winning picture books and nonfiction and is a 2023 Arts Foundation Laureate, receiving the prestigious Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award.
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The Tiny Woman's Coat
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Reviews
The Sunday Times
“Now I have a new favourite cosy read to add to my collection . . . Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand’s best-loved writers, and with the help of Giselle Clarkson’s evocative illustrations she tells another story of the powers of collectivism as a tiny woman, chilly in the autumn wind, tries to make herself a coat.”—The Sunday Times
Kirkus Reviews
“[A]n inventive and delightful tale that evokes Thumbelina, the Borrowers, and other beloved wee characters.”—Kirkus Reviews