Two new board books in Joy Cowley's iconic Buzzy Bee series

Buzzy Bee’s Birthday Party

Buzzy Bee’s Food Shapes

By Joy Cowley, Illustrated by Richard Hoit

Published by Upstart Press 

Board Books, RRP $13.99 each

The iconic Buzzy Bee + new stories by award-winning New Zealand author Joy Cowley = two new board books that will delight young children everywhere

Join much-loved TV star Buzzy Bee and his friends for some fun adventures — no matter what goes wrong, Buzzy’s ideas always save the day.

These colourful board books are for preschool and Year 1, and are the perfect gifts for a young child or an addition to the classroom — be prepared to read them over and over again!

Buzzy Bee’s Birthday Party

It’s Buzzy Bee’s birthday and he’s having a party! He needs balloons, party hats and jelly. But how many does he need? Help Buzzy Bee count.

Buzzy Bee’s Food Shapes

Oscar the Ostrich doesn’t know his shapes. Buzzy Bee and Mary Lou try to help by giving Oscar a square sandwich for lunch. Can you help Oscar too?

About the author and illustrator:

Joy Cowley is one of the world’s most loved writers and has written many books for both adults and children, including over 400 books specifically for early readers. Her first adult novel was adapted into the 1971 film The Night Digger by screenwriter Roald Dahl. She has won Book of the Year three times at the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards and is still writing full-time for both adults and children. Joy has many awards including a D.Litt. Roberta Long Medal (USA), and is a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2005.

Richard Hoit is a freelance illustrator with a passion for drawing and painting. He works full time on children’s book illustrations and his work appears worldwide. Richard has worked with Joy Cowley on numerous book projects.