Joanna Ponder

Teacher and Literary specialist Joanna Ponder spends most of her afternoons and weekends at Rona Gallery.

 

Fostering a love of great books amongst both younger and older readers is her passion and she has turned many indifferent readers onto the magic of the written word, finding the perfect books to spark their interest.

Joanna’s favourite books are:

Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by MT Anderson
Small Wars by Sadie Jones

Joanna’s favourite Picture Book authors are:

Allan Ahlberg
Emily Gravett
Joy Cowley
Julia Donaldson
Lynley Dodd
Margaret Mahy
Shaun Tan

Joanna’s favourite Young and Teen Readers are:

Anthony Horowitz
Berlin Doherty
Cassandra Clare
Deirdre Mandden
Eva Ibbotson
Jenny Nimmo
John Flannagan
Kate De Goldie
Lauren Child
Malorie Blackman
Mary Hoffman
Maurice Gee
Melissa Marr
Nancy Farmer
Philip Pullman
Rick Riordan
Robert Muchamore
Sally Gardner
Sharon Creech
Suzanne Collins
Tamora Pierce
Ursula Le Guin