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Kimberly Andrews

Award-winning illustrator and author Kimberly Andrews was born in Banff, Canada, in 1985. She has a BSc in Geology and Biology , and  an MSC in Geology/Geochemistry, both from Victoria Univeristy of Wellington (VUW).

She lives with her husband and two young daughters in a small shipping-container house near Wellington, where she illustrates and writes, and also runs their business Tumbleweed Tees, screen-printed clothing featuring her illustrations of New Zealand plants and wildlife.  

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Selected bibliography:

  • Tuna and Hiriwa/Tuna raua Ko Hiriwa written by Ripeka Takotowai Goddard, illustrated by Kimberly Andrews (Huia, 2016)
  • Explore! Aotearoa written by Bronwen Wall, illustrated by Kimberly Andrews (Kennett Brothers, 2017)
  • Puffin the Architect, written and illustrated by Kimberly Andrews (Puffin, Penguin Random House, 2018)
  • Song of the River written by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Kimberly Andrews (Gecko, 2019)
  • Hound the Detective written and illustrated by Kimberly Andrews (Puffin, Penguin Random House, 2020)
  • Ernie and the Magic Kennel written by Jeanette Thomas and Robert Rakete, illustrated by Kimberly Andrews (Scholastic, 2020)
  • Moose the Pilot written and illustrated by Kimberly Andrews (Puffin, Penguin Random House, 2021)
  • Ming’s Iceberg written by Kiri Lightfoot, illustrated by Kimberly Andrews (Scholastic, 2021)

Awards:

Tuna and Hiriwa/Tuna raua Ko Hiriwa

  • Storylines Notable Picture Book Award 2017
  • Finalist – Te Kura Pounamu for Te Reo Māori Category – New Zealand Book Awards for Children 2017

Explore! Aotearoa

  • Storylines Notable Non-fiction Book Award 2018
  • Finalist – Elsie Locke Award for Non-fiction  2018

Puffin the Architect

  • Whitcoulls Top 50 Kids’ Books 2019
  • Winner – Russell ClarkAward for Illustration 2019 – NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
  • Shortlisted – Picture Book Award 2019 -NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
  • The Listener Top 50 Kids’ Books 2018=
  • Winner– New Zealand Booklovers Award 2019 Best Children’s Book
  • Shortlisted– New Zealand Booklovers Award 2019 Best Children’s Book
  • Storylines Notable Picture Book Award 2019

 Song of the River

  • Shortlisted – Russell Clark Award for Illustration 2020 – NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
  • Storylines Notable Picture Book Award 2019
  • Named as a Best Children’s Books of the Year – Bank Street College of Education List 2020

Hound the Detective

  • Highly Commended – Storylines Notable Picture Book Award 2021
  • The Listener Top 50 Kids’ Books 2020
  • Shortlisted – Picture Book Award 2021 – New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

 Moose the Pilot

  • Storylines Notable Picture Book Award 2021

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