Artist Vasanti Unka is a first generation Indian New Zealander who grew up in New Zealand.
Vasanti won a Spectrum Design Award for Best Educational Book Design in 2006 for her work on John Parker's Frontier of Dreams. She has worked on the design of several striking books including Feana Tu'akoi's What is a ..? series.
Selected bibliography:
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Ice Cream Snow text by Janet Slater Bottin (Scholastic 2001).
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The Bean's Story text by Tatiana Aslund (Scholastic 2007).
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Hill & Hole text by Kyle Mewburn (Penguin 2010).
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Star Boy and Friends: How to Make Cool Stuff from Socks and Gloves (Penguin 2010).
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Weird Wabbit and Friends: How to Make Cool Stuff from Felt (Penguin 2010).
Awards:
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Storylines Notable Books 2008 Picture Books list for The Bean's Story.
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Storylines Notable Books 2011 Picture Books list for Hill & Hole.
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Storylines Notable Books 2011 Non-fiction list for Star Boy and Friends and Weird Wabbit and Friends (as a series).
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Russell Clark Award 2011 for Hill & Hole.
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Elsie Locke Award 2011 finalist for Star Boy and Friends and Weird Wabbit and Friends.
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PANZ Book Design Awards 2011 Best Book for Hill & Hole.
Website:
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