The Sapling is dead, long live The Sapling. Just kidding. The Sapling is most certainly not dead—but we have run out of puff, and we are...

Giselle Clarkson ponders why she loves children's books in her final comic for this iteration of The Sapling. Giselle's latest book, The...

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

Good Books is one of the youngest bookshops in the country, only springing to life this past spring. But they have already developed a...

The Sapling is dedicated to bringing you the best books from Aotearoa for gifting this holidays. This week we've got some rad...

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

It’s October and boy do we have a treat for you! This month, Gecko Press is releasing an absolutely delectable Aotearoa title that will...

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...