Don't look away, can't look away. Giselle Clarkson explores children's books that she is ghoulishly drawn to. Giselle Clarkson Giselle...

Our resident illustrator extraordinaire Giselle Clarkson takes us on an epic tour of some fabulous local bookish monuments - including a...

Giselle Clarkson is back for 2021! Today our fabulous illustrator finds her inner poet

It's the most wonderful time of the month! Another Giselle Clarkson comic. Today our resident illustrator extraordinaire takes us through...

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...

Giselle has visited the theme of anthropomorphism in her comics in the past⁠—remember birds with arms?⁠—but recently she has been...

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?...

Today is apparently the day for romance, and what can be more romantic than working on a picture book together? Giselle Clarkson explores...

The editors of The Sapling all love a good kids' Christmas book. This comic celebrates the books that Briar, Thalia, Kura, and Sarah have...

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...

Giselle Clarkson wrestles with imposter syndrome in her most recent comic. Giselle has also illustrated The Gobbledegook Book, written by...

Penguins have appeared in famed picture books with relative frequency over the years – and not just because a fair few books happen to...

Many of the awards for children's literature in New Zealand (bestowed by either Storylines or the New Zealand Book Awards for Children...

This is a momentous occasion: it's the second anniversary of Giselle Clarkson Comics on The Sapling (actually, the second anniversary of...

Do you recognise the name Avis Acres? Giselle Clarkson fills us in on the importance of this early figure in New Zealand children's...