Most Popular Books by Joy Cowley

Fox says he is a chicken. But he looks like a fox! Suggested level: junior.

Drum is a people dog, and his favourite people are children. But while everyone in town knows and loves Drum, the old dog doesn''t belong to anyone. When Drum has an accident one day, people are happy to take care of him. Will his life be changed by this event? Suggested level: primary.

What can a mouse do with an ice-cream stick? Suggested level: junior.

Would you like to be a meanie? Read this story first Level 8 Word Count: 156

Dan is flying everywhere! Who will catch him?

Another wipe-clean board book is about to be added to the immensely popular Mrs Wishy-Washy series. Joy Cowley and Elizabeth Fuller have pooled their talents once more to tell the story of the messy meanies who decide to play splashy-sploshy with some paint they discover in the garden shed. Then along comes a very angry Mrs Wishy-Washy! She scrub-a-dubs the ceiling, she scrub-a-dubs the door, she scrub-a-dubs the windows and then she tubs and scrubs those meanies and hangs them out to dry! Young children love the rhyming silliness of that clean-freak Mrs Wishy-Washy and the messy little creatures she encounters on her travels.

There are many different types of vehicles that are all different colors to drive into town.

Joy Cowley knows what makes children laugh. In this book full of absurd poems and very short, silly stories, a man takes his tadpoles for a walk in his hat, a cat is surprised by its talking feet, a tiger gobbles up a dentist, ten baggy clowns do a do-wacky dance . . . along with many more preposterous flights of imagination. Illustrations by David Barrow—a first-rate visual comedian—expand the humor in each fantastical suggestion. Cowley channels the spirit of classic, silly humorists such as Spike Milligan, Edward Lear, and Ogden Nash in this exuberant collection for the family that emboldens readers to experiment and play with language.

AV2 Audio Chapter Books by Weigl bring you exciting fiction tales. These high-interest stories are sure to entertain and educate while captivating even the most reluctant readers. Test your knowledge with a fun self-assessment activity. Hear the book come to life as you read along in your own book.

In Joy Starters, renowned children''s author Joy Cowley brings her adventurous outlook and ear for children''s language to early reading instruction.72 leveled books, 72 lap books, 12 rhyme charts, and audio CD''s employ themes drawn from curriculum frameworks of the NAEYC, IRA, and National Head Start Literacy Initiatives.

In Joy Starters, renowned children''s author Joy Cowley brings her adventurous outlook and ear for children''s language to early reading instruction.72 leveled books, 72 lap books, 12 rhyme charts, and audio CD''s employ themes drawn from curriculum frameworks of the NAEYC, IRA, and National Head Start Literacy Initiatives.

In Joy Starters, renowned children''s author Joy Cowley brings her adventurous outlook and ear for children''s language to early reading instruction.72 leveled books, 72 lap books, 12 rhyme charts, and audio CD''s employ themes drawn from curriculum frameworks of the NAEYC, IRA, and National Head Start Literacy Initiatives.

Captain Griselda the pirate is mean and nasty. She is angry to hear that the annual pirates'' treasure hunt is to be held while she is away sailing the high seas and she speeds back to take part. Suggested level: junior, primary.

The animals need to be clean if Mrs Wishy-Washy is to win first prize at the farm fair. Includes teacher''s notes. Suggested level: junior.

The farmyard animals hide from Mrs. Wishy-washy on bath day.

Caterpillar goes for a walk and encounters many obstacles which make for a long "adventure."