COMP CLOSED | Book Giveaway | Turkey Hurly-Burly

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We’re excited to be giving away two copies of Turkey Hurly-Burly by DeAnne Nicoloso to our GrownUps members!

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Turkey Hurley BurleyAbout Turkey Hurly-Burly

Winner of the 2024 Storylines Joy Cowley Award, this is a wildly entertaining, rhyming tale where one simple classroom pet decision spirals into  schoolyard chaos!

Miss Burton’s class is on the hunt for the perfect classroom pet—something quirky, fun, and definitely better than their past choices. When they finally convince their teacher to bring in turkeys, chaos quickly takes flight! What starts as a simple schoolyard experiment turns into a hilarious, feather-filled frenzy as a runaway flock causes mayhem on the playground. Can the students restore order before lunchtime is gobbled up?

Winner of the 2024 Storylines Joy Cowley Award, Annelies Judson has written a fast-paced rhyming schoolyard adventure that keeps young readers engaged. With its energetic storytelling and playful language, this book is ideal for group storytime and classroom fun. Nikki Slade Robinson’s lively artwork brings the turkey-fuelled madness to life with humour and charm.

About the Author

Annelies Judson is a children’s poet and writer based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Since winning a poetry competition in 2023, she has spent a lot more time writing, and probably not enough time sleeping. She writes articles and book reviews for The Sapling and has had poems

published in online magazines. In 2024, she won the Storylines Joy Cowley Award

for her manuscript Turkey Hurly-Burly. Annelies has many hobbies and interests, but writing is the only one she really takes seriously. She loves cooking, cricket and her kids (not in that order). Annelies used to ride a motorbike, play the flute and do gymnastics, though not

all at the same time. She also has alopecia, but that’s neither hair nor there.

Nikki Slade Robinson is a graduate of Wellington Polytechnic’s Diploma of Visual Communication Design (Illustration) course. Nikki has illustrated many children’s books, as well as having written and illustrated her own, including the award-winning The Little Kiwi’s Matariki. Nikki lives in Opotiki with her husband and their two daughters.

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    2. The competition closes on 27 August 2025. Winners will be notified via email by 28 August 2025.

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