Waffle explores NZ – and Hayley explores publishing
Creating a picture book—whether it's story or illustration or both—is a massive undertaking in its own right. Doing all that and taking...
Book Awards: the illustration finalists
This year we're kicking off our NZCYA Awards coverage with the Russell Clark Award for Illustration finalists! We have some exclusive...
Day In the Life of an Illustrator: Catherine Bagnall
We have a delightful installment of our Day In the Life of an Illustrator feature today—with someone more used to gallery walls than...
Day In the Life of an illustrator: Flox
Even if you don't know Flox... you know Flox. Her iconic artwork has appeared on everything from murals to umbrellas to trains – to...
Revitalising The Boy with Two Shadows – Sarah Greig
It's no secret that we're big Margaret Mahy fans around these parts. Between our Mahy questionnaire, and being, well, living and...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 10
Our beloved illustrator Giselle Clarkson has fallen in love again... with another book! Scroll down to see her brilliant review of...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 9
Our biscuit & bird illustrator Giselle Clarkson has taken on her first *current* book review! Scroll down to get a brilliant perspective...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 8
Our illustrator Giselle Clarkson not only features in the brand new Annual 2, she also has epiphanies in the shower. GISELLE CLARKSON...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 7
Our illustrator Giselle Clarkson has been thinking very hard about the classic Little Golden Book, Kathryn Jackson and Gustaf Tenggren's...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 6
Illustrator Giselle Clarkson shows us how books can be read differently each time ... and why sometimes this is advised. GISELLE CLARKSON...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 5
One of the lessons of childhood is that not everything has a happy ending. Or a tidy ending. Or an ending that can be understood ......
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 4
Our illustrator Giselle Clarkson continues her attempts to cling to childhood innocence. This time, she delves into the deep, dark depths...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 3
This month, our illustrator takes on generational politics and the housing crisis, and comes up with a viable scapegoat ... GISELLE...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 2
In which our illustrator attempts to preserve her childhood innocence by living in denial for a decade. GISELLE CLARKSON Giselle Clarkson...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 1
In the first of our monthly comics by Giselle Clarkson, we learn the great, early influence Raymond Briggs had on our illustrator....