Where the Crooked Lighthouse Shines

A dark, fantastical collection of narrative poems that draw on unique elements of Newfoundland and Labrador culture and folklore.
Intended to be read aloud, Where the Crooked Lighthouse Shines draws on Newfoundland and Labrador's long tradition of lyric storytelling, making whimsical use of rhyme and rhythm.
Young readers will enjoy the humour in the verse while seeing how problems (even the dark and scary ones) can be resolved without losing one's sense of playfulness and wonder.

About the author

Joshua Goudie is the author of two previous children's books: Jack and the Hurricane (2014) and Jack and the Magnificent Ugly Stick (2016). His writing has received national attention, being featured by CBC and Quill and Quire, and he has previously been shortlisted for the Cuffer Prize and the Newfoundland and Labrador Credit Union Fresh Fish Award. In 2021, he was awarded the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Percy Janes First Novel Award. Joshua lives in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and still calls a crooked lighthouse home (though his dog finally came back!).

Product details

• Authors: Craig Goudie, Joshua Goudie
• Publisher: Breakwater Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 13
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2022
• EAN: 9781550819434
• ISBN: 978-1-55081-943-4
• No. of pages: 88
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 190 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 181 g
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs