In conversation with Lauren Child, extraordinaire
Lily Max author Jane Bloomfield caught up with UK author/illustrator Lauren Child during the recent Auckland Writers Festival. We...
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Quiz: the faces of New Zealand picture books
You know their words, you know their pictures ... but do you know their faces? Here are ten Kiwi picture book creators - how many do you...
Toby Morris and the books his kids are reading
Political cartoonist, comic artist, illustrator, writer, dad: Toby Morris (aka The Pencilsword) describes how cool it is to watch his...
War! What is it read for? War books for kids
Author Melinda Szymanik considers war books for children, how they create deeper empathy, and tells us what writers balance as they write...
Leilani Tamu & the books her kids are reading
Poet, historian and Green Party candidate Leilani Tamu shares the importance she places on words and ideas in her family – and the one...
Six rather delicious new picture books
Jack Gabriel gorges on six international picture books from Walker Books and Gecko Press, from France, the UK and the US, finding...
Emily Writes and the books her kids are reading
Hilarious writer-about-parenting, Emily Writes tells us about the books her kids love, and what story time looks like at their place....
A day in the life of a picture-book writer
Marmaduke Duck creator, Juliette MacIver explains how she's managed to write such a vast number of excellent rhyming picture books, so we...
Promised Land: a fairy tale for everyone
First-time authors Chaz Harris and Adam Reynolds have been all over the international media lately, thanks to the success of their...
Torty and the Soldier, by Jennifer Beck
David Hill reviews Torty and the Soldier, a picture book about the true story of a very old tortoise, by Jennifer Beck and illustrated by...
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