THE SAMPLING: The Lonely Little Tree
Here’s an extract from a new New Zealand Christmas picture book, The Lonely Little Tree by Moya Kirby and illustrated by Terri Rose Baynton (Scholastic).
Terri Rose Baynton
Book Reviews: Five New Zealand Picture Books
Writer and bookseller Adele Broadbent reviews five New Zealand picture books, including everything from cute creatures to a picture book that tackles PTSD, to a lovely Christmas title. Hollybee Hope wants a Prickly Coat, by Deborah Hinde Deborah Hinde often…
Across the Ditch: Kate and Jol Temple
Terri-Rose Baynton, the New Zealand-based illustrator of much-talked-about new picture book Room On Our Rock, interviews Kate and Jol Temple, the Australian authors of Room On Our Rock… The book has one story that can be read two different ways….
Book Awards: the picture book finalists
For the final part of our finalist coverage of this year’s NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, we have quite the treat for you: excerpts of the five Picture Book Award finalists! Here are the first few pages…