Sibert Medalist Nic Bishop is the author and photographer of many
award-winning books for children, including Red-Eyed Tree Frog;
Chameleon, Chameleon; Nic Bishop Spiders; and most recently, Nic
Bishop Snakes. He has a doctorate in biological sciences and a
passionate interest in many of the smaller animals on our planet.
Nic lives in New Zealand. Visit him online at nicbishop.com.
Joy Cowley began to write for children as a way to help her son
with his reading. Since then, she has written over 400 books for
early readers, including the Boston Globe/Horn Book winner Red-Eyed
Tree Frog, Mrs. Wishy-Washy, Big Moon Tortilla, and Gracias, The
Thanksgiving Turkey. Her latest title is Chameleon, Chameleon,
which is a follow-up to the Red-Eyed Tree Frog. She currently
writes for both adults and children.In grade school, Joy was
struggled with reading. However, when she discovered the adventures
found in books, she "forgot" that she couldn't read. "By the age of
11, I was a book addict who haunted the local library," says Joy. "
And like all children who over-dose on reading, I penned the
overflow. Writing too, became an addiction."She married a farmer
when she was twenty-years-old, lived on a dairy farm and raised
four children. "During those years I milked cows, changed diapers,
made puppets and play dough and wrote short stories in the
evenings." Joy states. An editor in New York read one of those
stories, reprinted in Short Story International. That query led to
five novels for adults. She was also writing stories for her son
Edward, who was a slow reader. These little stories made their way
to other children, other schools and by the early 1970s, teachers
were making "big books" from them to use with their students. "Can
you get these stories published?" they asked.Joy is still writing
full-time. These days the creative hours are divided between adult
writing - articles, spiritual reflection material, stories and
novels - and books for children.Joy Cowley lives in New Zealand
with her family.
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