Gavin Bishop has written and illustrated several award-winning childrens books. He has won the LIANZA Russell Clark Award for Illstration four times. Gavin lives in Christchurch . New Zealand.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the New Zealand Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the New Zealand Post Book Award. It also was recognised by the New Zealand Booksellers' Choice Award.

There are 40 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2012 by Gecko Press .

Gavin Bishop is a renowned children's book author and illustrator. His recent book Weaving Earth and Sky won the non-fiction section and the Book of the Year Award of the NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2003.