★Simplified Chinese- English bilingual rights are sold.
★Engaging stories and illustrations created by international famous author, Joy Cowley and a team of genius illustrators.
★Positioned between Levels 8–20
★Teacher’s Notes are included on the inside back covers of both the Small Books and Big Books.These notes were written by New Zealand RT: Lits and are aligned to the Literacy Learning Progressions, which are the basis of the National Literacy Standards.
★Audio support of all 30 stories (on two CDs), read by NZ actor and voice artist Miranda Harcourt, is available either as Audio CDs or in MP3 format.

30 Titiles in this series:
Level 8: The Huggle's Hug
Level 9: Huggle's Cold, Hairy Bear on the Roof
Level 10: Huggles in School, Mr Whisper and Miss Candy, Mrs Wishy-Washy's Birthday
Level 11：Mrs Wishy-Washy on TV
Level 12：Fix-It Bear, Oops, Mr Wishy-Washy, Sloppy Tiger Washes the Floor
Level 13/14：Hairy Bear on the Roof
Level 14：Sloppy Tiger's Picnic, Sloppy Tiger on the Bus
Level 15：Mr Whisper's Sore Ears, Mr Whisper and the Road Works, Smarty Pants and the Talent Show
Level 15/16：Smarty Pants at the Circus, Mrs Wishy-Washy and the Big Wash
Level 16：Dan's Lost Hat, Poor Sore Hungry Giant, The Hungry Giant's Shoe, Those Yucky Meanies!, Mrs Wishy-Washy and the Big Tub
Level 16/17：The Hungry Giant's Baby
Level 17：Little Dan, Mrs Wishy-Washy and the Big Farm Fair
Level 17/18：Smarty No Pant
Level 18：Meanies in the House, Dan and the Parrot
Level 20：Meanies' Night Out

　　Critically acclaimed children’s author Joy Cowley has written 30 delightful early literacy stories, based around some of her most well-known and much-loved characters. After repeated requests from students and teachers around the world, Joy has written new books on the further adventures of Mrs Wishy-Washy; The Hungry Giant; Smarty Pants; Dan, the Flying Man; The Meanies; Huggles; Hairy Bear; Mr Whisper; and Sloppy Tiger. All titles in The New Joy Cowley Collection are available as both Small Books and Big Books. Audio support is also available.

Joy Cowley
Joy Cowley is a prolific, widely-published, and much celebrated New Zealand writer of fiction for adults and children. Cowley began her career writing short stories and novels before moving into the realm of children’s literature. She has published numerous novels and short stories. She has written a remarkable range of children’s books – including over 1,000 educational books for children learning to read.
Cowley has won many awards for her writing. In 2005 she was made a Distinguished Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit for services to children’s literature, and she was awarded a Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement for Fiction in 2010. In 2018 she was awarded New Zealand’s top honour, becoming a Member of the Order of New Zealand. Also in 2018, Cowley was short-listed for the Hans Christian Anderson award, the top international award for children’s literature.
Cowley began writing for children to help her son Edward who, like her, was slow to learn reading skills. Her first picture book, which uses humour to carry a serious anti-war statement, was The Duck and the Gun, published in New York in 1969. It was republished in 1985 with new illustrations by award-winning illustrator Robyn Belton.
Cowley’s work is characterized by being child-centred. high-quality literature for young readers. She says: “Children need to find affirmation in a story. The story should empower children in several ways: helping them to feel good about their ability to make cognitive connections and to solve problems; helping them to see their own worthiness in the characters.”
Cowley lives in Featherston, New Zealand, where she continues to write for children.