Kyle Mewburn

Kyle's picture books have won numerous awards and been published in nine countries so far. His latest picture book Old Hu-hu, a poignant tale about losing someone dear, was the 2010 New Zealand Post Book of the Year. His other titles includeKiss! Kiss! Yuck! Yuck! (winner of Best Picture Book and Children's Choice at the 2008 NZ Post Book Awards, as well as the Flicker Tale Award in the US), No room for a Mouse and Duck's Stuck!. He has also written numerous school readers and a junior chapter book series Pop Hooper's Perfect Pets. His first junior novel A Crack in the Sky will be released in July, 2010.
 
Originally from Brisbane, Kyle lives with his wife, Marion, a well-known potter, in a house with a grass roof in the middle of nowhere in the far south of the South Island of New Zealand. When not writing, Kyle is usually found in his garden singing to his vegies, in his creek swimming or off exploring the strange land he's discovered at the back of his wardrobe.

Selected Bibliography:

• The Hoppleplop illustrated by Deborah Hinde (Scholastic 2004).
• The Bear in the Room Next Door illustrated by Deborah Hinde (Scholastic NZ 2006).
• Kiss! Kiss! Yuck! Yuck! illustrated by Ali Teo and John O'Reilly (Scholastic NZ 2006).
• No Room for a Mouse illustrated by Freya Blackwood (Scholastic Australia 2007).
• Muddletopia illustrated by Dave Gunson [Kiwi Bites] (Penguin 2007).
• Duck's Stuck illustrated by Ali Teo and John O'Reilly (Scholastic NZ 2008).
• Ant's Pants illustrated by Dave Gunson (Scholastic NZ 2008).
• Funny Little Dog illustrated by Heath McKenzie [Pop Hooper's Perfect Pets] (Little Hare 2009).
• Scruffy Old Cat illustrated by Heath McKenzie [Pop Hooper's Perfect Pets] (Little Hare 2009).
• Old Hu-hu illustrated by Rachel Driscoll [te reo edition Hû-Hû Koroheke translated by Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira] (Scholastic NZ 2009).
• The Eleventh Sheep illustrated by Claire Richards (Scholastic Australia 2008).
• Slowcoach Turtle illustrated by Heath McKenzie [Pop Hooper's Perfect Pets] (Little Hare 2010).
• A Crack in the Sky illustrated by Sarah Neliswe Anderson (Scholastic 2010).
• Hill & Hole illustrated by Vasanti Unka (Penguin 2010).
• Daisy's Maze illustrated by Michaela Sangl (Scholastic 2010).
• Hester and Lester illustrated by Harriet Bailey (Random House 2011).

Awards:

• Storylines Joy Cowley Award 2005.
• New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards 2007 Picture Book Winner for Kiss! Kiss! Yuck! Yuck!
• New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards 2007 Children’s Choice Winner for Kiss! Kiss! Yuck! Yuck!
• Storylines Notable Books List 2007 Picture Book list for Kiss! Kiss! Yuck! Yuck!
• Storylines Notable Books List 2008 Picture Book list for No Room For a Mouse.
• New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards 2009 Picture Book shortlist for Duck’s Stuck!
• New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2010 Picture Book finalist for Old Hu-Hu.
• New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2010 Book of the Year for Old Hu-Hu.
• University of Otago College of Education Creative New Zealand Children’s Writer in Residence 2010.
• Storylines Notable Books List 2011 Picture Books list for Hill & Hole.
   

Website:

• Kyle Mewburn

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