Snake & Lizard: Anniversary Edition

Description

Snake is elegant and calm, and a little self-centred; Lizard is exuberant and irrepressible. With its wisdom, acceptance and good humour, Snake and Lizard captures the essence of friendship. The stories are beautifully illustrated by Gavin Bishop in warm and clear colours of the desert.

Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand's best-loved writers for children and adults, with an international reputation. She has won a multitude of awards and honours 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. Gavin Bishop ONZM, Tainui, Ngati Awa, is a leading New Zealand illustrator. He has published over 70 books internationally and been translated into 12 languages. He has written for television and theatre, as well as a libretti for the Royal New Zealand Ballet. His awards include New Zealand Children's Picture Book of the Year in 1982, 1994, 2000 and 2013. In 2019, he was named the winner of the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement - Non Fiction.

"Cowley's funny, touching stories develop a whole cast of memorable characters around the two central desert-dwellers, whose lively, occasionally testy friendship embodies a wealth of wisdom about how to live with other people. Bishop's simple pictures are amazingly expressive." -- 50 Best Children's Books of 2009, New Zealand Listener "I think it's a genius book - the writer and illustrator are at the top of their game." -- Kate de Goldi, National Radio New Zealand "A great read-aloud" -- School Library Journal (US), starred review "Cowley's funny, touching stories develop a whole cast of memorable characters around the two central desert-dwellers, whose lively, occasionally testy friendship embodies a wealth of wisdom about how to live with other people. Bishop's simple pictures are amazingly expressive." -- 51 Best Children's Books of 2009, New Zealand Listener "I think it's a genius book - the writer and illustrator are at the top of their game." -- Kate de Goldi, National Radio New Zealand "A great read-aloud" -- School Library Journal (US), starred review