World Kid Lit Month 2022: Day One: A book by a winner of the IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Award

Bingo: A book by a winner of the IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Award.

I could not - and WILL NOT - go pass Margaret Mahy!

Her classic, 'The Lion in the Meadow' is part of my first library memory: buying a battered, withdrawn library copy!

I have a few of her books (these are just the picture books!) Most are withdrawn library copies (keeping the tradition.

My involvement with @StorylinesNZ meant I was able to spend time with her.

I could give her a chainmail bracelet I'd made for her 70th birthday.

Not photographed, my battered and Post-it Note bedecked copies of The Changeover and Tricksters.

Books I read and studied for my MA.

I was destined to be a reader - but Margaret's writing help mould me into the reader - and librarian - that I am now.