The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 34
Giselle Clarkson ponders why she loves children's books in her final comic for this iteration of The Sapling. Giselle's latest book, The...
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The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 33
Don't look away, can't look away. Giselle Clarkson explores children's books that she is ghoulishly drawn to. Giselle Clarkson Giselle...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 32
Our resident illustrator extraordinaire Giselle Clarkson takes us on an epic tour of some fabulous local bookish monuments - including a...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 31
Giselle Clarkson is back for 2021! Today our fabulous illustrator finds her inner poet
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 30
It's the most wonderful time of the month! Another Giselle Clarkson comic. Today our resident illustrator extraordinaire takes us through...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 29
If you are as committed to children's books as Giselle and The Sapling team are, no doubt you've found yourself pondering many branded...
Jonathan King on The Inkberg Enigma
The latest curiously good Aotearoa title from Gecko Press is packed with mystery, evocative illustration and all kinds of goodness! The...
Book Awards: The Picture Book Finalists
It seems only right that the review for the picture book finalists for NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults should be...
Illustrator Day-in-the-life: Amy Haarhoff
Amy Haarhoff won the 2019 Storylines Gavin Bishop Award, and The Midnight Adventures of Ruru and Kiwi was published in April 2020. Her...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 28
Giselle has visited the theme of anthropomorphism in her comics in the past—remember birds with arms?—but recently she has been...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 27
Today is editor Sarah's birthday, and she's going to shelter in one of her favourite books. Would you join her in Carrie Hepple's Garden?...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 26
Today is apparently the day for romance, and what can be more romantic than working on a picture book together? Giselle Clarkson explores...
Merry Christmas from Giselle & The Sapling
The editors of The Sapling all love a good kids' Christmas book. This comic celebrates the books that Briar, Thalia, Kura, and Sarah have...
Giselle Clarkson & Sarah Laing: A comic interview
We love comics, and we love the artists behind them! So for this month's Giselle Clarkson comic, we have something a little different for...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 23
Giselle Clarkson wrestles with imposter syndrome in her most recent comic. Giselle has also illustrated The Gobbledegook Book, written by...
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