Our illustrator looks into the notion that children’s book writers and illustrators are all eccentric. Is there any truth in it? And where does Giselle fit in? Read on, dear reader …










Giselle Clarkson
Giselle Clarkson is a freelance illustrator and comic creator from Wellington. Her work has appeared in a bunch of School Journals as well as Gecko Press’ ANNUAL. She illustrated the 2018 picture book Secret World of Butterflies by Courtney Sina Meredith (Allen & Unwin NZ) and the 2019 children's novel Hazel and the Snails by Nan Blanchard (Annual Ink/Massey University Press). Her most recent illustrations are in The Tiny Woman's Coat by Joy Cowley (Gecko Press). Buy now. Giselle's secret talent is rescuing moths from the shower without accidentally drowning them. Visit her website: www.giselledraws.com.