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Craig Smith

Born

in Clyde, New Zealand

January 03, 1972

Website

https://www.craigsmith.co.nz/

Genre

Children's, Music

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Author and musician Craig Smith was born in Clyde, central Otago, in 1972. Shortly after, the family moved to Queenstown where he, his mother and five brothers and sisters grew up. He now lives in Christchurch.

As a child Craig remembers telling his mother, 'When I grow up, I'm going to become a musician.' Her answer was 'You can't do both!' and she was right. When writing songs for the adult arena, Craig couldn't escape his childish side and was soon writing songs for non-grown-ups.

In late 2007 he released his first kids’ album, Not Just for Kids. The first track from this album, 'Wonky Donkey', won the APRA New Zealand Children’s Song of the Year 2008. He turned this song into his first children’s book by teaming up with illustrator Katz C ...more

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Average rating: 4.41 · 13,806 ratings · 1,350 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.45 avg rating — 10,364 ratings — published 2009 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dinky Donkey (A Wonky Donkey Book) by Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.30 avg rating — 1,597 ratings — published 2019 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grinny Granny Donkey (A Wonky Donkey Book) by Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.21 avg rating — 682 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Goodreads Author) 4.81 avg rating — 387 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Willbee The Bumblebee by Craig Smith, Maureen Thomson, Katz Cowley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wonky Donkey's Big Surprise (A Wonky Donkey Book) by Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.13 avg rating — 279 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My daddy ate an apple by Craig Smith, Scott Tulloch (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wonky Donkey Sound Book by Craig Smith, Katz Cowley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.42 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scariest Thing in the Garden by Craig Smith, Scott Tulloch (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 27 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Square Eyes by Craig Smith, Scott Tulloch (illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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