Wonky Donkey facts for kids
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| Author | Craig Smith |
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| Illustrator | Katz Cowley |
| Language | English |
| Published | 2009, Scholastic New Zealand Ltd |
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| Pages | 24 |
| Awards | Children's Choice |
| ISBN | 9781869439262 |
The Wonky Donkey is a very popular children's book and song. It was created by Craig Smith from New Zealand. The fun pictures in the book were drawn by Katz Cowley.
This book started as a song that Craig Smith wrote in 2005. He got the idea from a funny joke: "What do you call a donkey with three legs? - A wonky donkey!" The song became so popular that it was turned into a book in 2010.
In 2018, the book became even more famous because of a special video. A grandmother was filmed laughing a lot while trying to read the book to her grandchild. This video was shared many times online and became very popular around the world. Because of this video, many more people bought the book!
Awards and Recognition
The Wonky Donkey has won some cool awards for being a great book and song.
Book Awards
- The book won the Children's Choice Award. This award is part of the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards. It means kids themselves chose it as their favorite!
Song Awards
- The song "The Wonky Donkey" also won an award. It was named the APRA New Zealand Children's Song of the Year Award in 2008. This shows how much people loved the song even before it became a book.
