The Wonderful Stranges
By (Author) Melanie Koster
Illustrated by Monica Koster
David Bateman Ltd
David Bateman Ltd
1st May 2025
New Zealand
Children
Fiction
Paperback
32
Width 250mm, Height 250mm
These odd bods were wrong, they didnt belong. . .
When the Strange family moves into town, the villagers treat them with suspicion. They dont like their weird ways or their ludicrous house in the trees.
But when a storm hits and floods the valley, who will save the villagers
A childrens picture book author who has been shortlisted six times for the Joy Cowley Award, finally winning in 2022.
Has written many childrens books including Elephant Park (Scholastic, 2024), Tama and the Taniwha (Scholastic, 2023) and Milly Maloo and the Miracle Glue (Scholastic, 2011).
Works as a Kaiwhina Kaiako/Teacher Assistant at a local primary school.
Lives in tautahi Christchurch.