Ross Kinnaird has been a children's book illustrator for 15 years, and his first and most recent collaborations were both with Dawn McMillan. The first was the acclaimed Why do dogs sniff bottoms? (Reed), and last month saw the publication of I've broken my bum (Oratia Media), following on from I need a new bum (Oratia Media), which went viral last year thanks to the Scottish Granny. Here, he tells us about his life and career. Once upon a time. OK, no, actually in the late 6

ECE teacher Sara Croft reviews three books for younger readers, two that use humour to engage young readers, and a third which is a gentle introduction to longer storytelling. Encyclopedia of Grannies, by Eric Veillé (Gecko Press) Eric Veillé has created a comic book to share his encyclopedic knowledge of grannies with us. It promises to be fun from the first page. Young grandchildren shout out questions and a dry-witted cat (who appears throughout the book), responds 'now le

There are some hilarious picture books out for the Christmas market this year, so we thought we might give you a chuckle with some of the funny pages. We have spreads of Stink-o-Saurus, by Deano Yipadee and Paul Beavis (Scholastic NZ); Classic Rhymes for Kiwi Kids, by Peter Millett and Scott Tulloch; Too Much Poo!, by Scott Tulloch (Scholastic NZ) and I Need a New Bum and Other Stories, by Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird (Oratia Books). All images reproduced with permission o