Title: The Longdrop
Author: Joan Joass
Illustrator: Bob Darroch
ISBN: 978-0-947506-71-1
RRP: $21.00
Specs: 230 x 215 mm portrait, PB, 32 pp, colour
Published: 16 June 2020
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Here’s a fantastic tale for kids about the classic Kiwi holiday that includes a caravan, a beach and the sometimes-smelly toilet shed out the back of the holiday section — the longdrop.

The kids need to go, and the public loo is sooo far away from their caravan. So, Dad builds a longdrop! When the paper builds to capacity Dad thinks and thinks and solves his problem — with a match …

Based on a true story (Joan’s husband is ‘Dad’), this fun rhyming story celebrates the hilarious situations that arise from the Kiwi ‘she’ll be right’ approach to life. Bob Darroch’s jam-packed illustrations perfectly depict New Zealand holiday time.