Free Picture Book Downloads

My picture books are now available to download for free here: Joanna Troughton

Three of my picture books now available at the Kindle Book Store

Three of my picture books are now available to download at the Kindle bookstore: 

HOW THE BIRDS CHANGED THEIR FEATHERS, TORTOISE'S DREAM
and WHAT MADE TIDDALIK LAUGH

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MOUSE-DEER'S MARKET

My picture book MOUSE-DEER'S MARKET is just published on Apple Books here
The folk tale comes from Borneo. Here are some of my illustrations.

HOW THE SEASONS CAME

My picture book HOW THE SEASONS CAME is just published on the Apple Bookstore here

This myth comes from the Algonquin people of the north east USA. It tells of how the wolf and the fisher freed the singing birds of spring, summer and autumn from the Land Above, and brought the seasons down to earth in order to save the wolf's son. Here are some of my illustrations.

HOW NIGHT CAME

I have just published my picture book HOW NIGHT CAME as an ebook available here

The myth of how night first fell comes from Brazil. It was told by the Tupi people of the Amazon. I retold the story for my picture book HOW NIGHT CAME. Here are a few of the illustrations:

WHO WILL BE THE SUN?

My picture book WHO WILL BE THE SUN? is a retelling of a Native American myth from Montana USA. Once it was always dark, so the birds and the animals have a competition to see who will be the best sun. Coyote thinks he will be the winner, but he is too hot and he talks too much. So who will be the sun? I have just published this book as an ebook on the Apple Bookstore. It is available to download here

MONKEY AND THE WATER DRAGON

This ancient Chinese folk tale comes from the collection MONKEY, which was written by Wu Ch'eng-en in the sixteenth century. The story I chose tells how Tripitaka, Monkey and Pigsy met a ferocious dragon on their journey to fetch the Buddhist scriptures from India, and return them to China. I have illustrated my picture book in water colour which was inspired by Chinese art and design. This book is now available on the iBooks Store. Monkey and the Water Dragon