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The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 14
How can we describe the theme of this month's comic by Giselle Clarkson? Two words: Bird. Arms. GISELLE CLARKSON Giselle Clarkson is a...


The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 13
Our illustrator, Giselle Clarkson, puts on her Investigative Scientist hat to take a deeper look into the physics within a Roald Dahl...


Tara Black and Chris Riddell: A Drawing Date
Illustrator and live-drawer Tara Black had a Skype date with Chris Riddell in advance of his appearance in New Zealand for the Auckland...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 12
Our illustrator looks into the notion that children's book writers and illustrators are all eccentric. Is there any truth in it? And...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 11
Poor Giselle. Our illustrator recently decided to look into the story behind another intriguing classic children's book (remember what...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 10
Our beloved illustrator Giselle Clarkson has fallen in love again... with another book! Scroll down to see her brilliant review of...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 9
Our biscuit & bird illustrator Giselle Clarkson has taken on her first *current* book review! Scroll down to get a brilliant perspective...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 8
Our illustrator Giselle Clarkson not only features in the brand new Annual 2, she also has epiphanies in the shower. GISELLE CLARKSON...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 7
Our illustrator Giselle Clarkson has been thinking very hard about the classic Little Golden Book, Kathryn Jackson and Gustaf Tenggren's...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 6
Illustrator Giselle Clarkson shows us how books can be read differently each time ... and why sometimes this is advised. GISELLE CLARKSON...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 5
One of the lessons of childhood is that not everything has a happy ending. Or a tidy ending. Or an ending that can be understood ......


The five stages of illustrating a picture book
Author and illustrator Paul Beavis shares the behind-the-scenes work (and doubt, angst and inspiration) that goes into making his picture...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 4
Our illustrator Giselle Clarkson continues her attempts to cling to childhood innocence. This time, she delves into the deep, dark depths...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 3
This month, our illustrator takes on generational politics and the housing crisis, and comes up with a viable scapegoat ... GISELLE...


Words/pictures: a review of graphic novel, Moa
Mitch Marks reviews Moa, a collection of comics by James Davidson (published by Earth's End), and makes a case for the importance of...
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