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...

The latest curiously good Aotearoa title from Gecko Press is packed with mystery, evocative illustration and all kinds of goodness! The...

It seems only right that the review for the picture book finalists for NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults should be...

Amy Haarhoff won the 2019 Storylines Gavin Bishop Award, and The Midnight Adventures of Ruru and Kiwi was published in April 2020. Her...

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...