GAVIN BISHOP

Gavin Bishop O.N.Z.M. has published 80 books that have been translated into twelve languages.

He has won Best NZ Children's Book of the Year five times, Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year five times and Best Non Fiction Children's Book of the Year three times.

In 2018 he was awarded the TE TOHU A TA KINGI IHAKA for a lifetime contribution to Maori Art and culture and in 2019 THE PRIME MINISTER'S AWARD for Literacy Achievement.

His alma mater, the University of Canterbury, presented him with an HONORARY DOCTORATE in Education in 2016.

He was nominated for the 2024 Hans Christian Anderson Award, the highest award for Children's Literature in the world.

Works by Gavin Bishop

Works by Robyn Belton

ROBYN BELTON

“Robyn Belton is one of New Zealand’s best known and most accomplished illustrators of children’s books. After studying at the Canterbury School of Fine Arts, Belton began her career in 1977 illustrating the School Journal. Belton’s first storybook was The Duck in the Gun, written by Joy Cowley, which won the Russell Clark Award in 1985. With its powerful anti-war message, the book quickly established an international following and was one of ten children’s books selected for the Hiroshima Peace Museum. With many major awards to her name, in 2006 Belton won the prestigious Margaret Mahy Medal. In 2008 she wrote and illustrated Herbert the Brave Sea Dog, which has sold over 25,000 copies in New Zealand and has been published all over the world. In 2009 she was awarded the LIANZA Russell Clark medal for illustration.”

The above text is from the Read NZ Te Pou Muramura website. For further information on Robyn Belton, please access her Writer’s File via the below link.

https://www.read-nz.org/writers-files/writer/belton-robyn

Desmond Bovey

Dec 2023 - Jan 2024

Desmond Bovey was born in Whanganui and moved to France in 1982, where he lived for thirty years, before returning back to New Zealand.

After finishing his university studies in Besaçon, Des became Art Director in a communication agency, specialising in the field of ecology and environmental interpretation, before becoming a freelance nature illustrator working with municipal, regional and national services, as well as a variety of ecological organisations.

Desmond Bovey’s work has appeared in sites of natural interest in France, Switzerland, Monaco, Germany and the Reunion Islands. His art has been exhibited in France and Switzerland.

Desmond Bovey has worked on various environmental projects, notably for DOC, Forest & Bird and local councils upon his return to New Zealand and now resides in Whanganui.

Tongariro National Park is an artist’s exploration of the park’s plants, animals and landscapes. With 400 illustrations and an informative but accessible text, Des Bovey deconstructs the park’s amazing landscapes, giving us not only scenery, but the bones beneath.

He describes how the plants and animals fit together and depend upon each other for survival in the harsh and inhospitable Volcanic Plateau. Tongariro National Park is a field guide of rare quality for one of the world’s most popular walks, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.

Des Bovey's Work

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