October Kiwi Kids Books: Day 14.

Share a New Zealand book for children or teens that features different illustration media (ie not usual, eg collage / assemblage)

The bean's story.

Written by Tatiana Aslund.

Artwork by Vasanti Unka.

Scholastic, 2007.

The life cycle of a bean is presented using the traditional story structure of the The house that Jack built, with extended fold-out page at the back of the book which holds a surprise.

I wish this was still in print!

October Kiwi Kids Books: Day 22

Share a NZ book for children or teens by an illustrator whose work you enjoy: 
Vasanti Unka. 

I first came across Vasanti's work with The Bean's Story (text Tatiana Aslund; Scholastic 2007).

I used it for talks I gave on picture book design. 

Then, each book I saw added to my admiration.

Vasanti has a style that is all hers - but not the same. 

Each book's style is distinctly its own.

Vasanti has also illustrated: 

• Hill & Hole (text Kyle Mewburn; Puffin 2010). 
• The Boring Book (Puffin 2013). 
• Stripes! No, Spots! (Puffin 2015). 
• Who Stole the Rainbow (Puffin 2018). 
• I am the Universe (Puffin 2020). 
• My Elephant is Blue (text Melinda Syzmanik; Puffin 2021). 
• Lucy and the Dark (text Melinda Syzmanik; Puffin 2023). 

    

    

         

    

World Kid Lit Month 2021: EGYPT

EGYPT: 

Hands around the library: protecting Egypt's treasured books. 

By Susan L. Roth and Karen Leggett Abouraya; collages by Susan L. Roth. 

Documents the inspiring January 2011 story about how thousands of Egypt's students, library workers, and demonstrators joined hands around the great Library of Alexandria to protect the building and the freedom it represents.