foreign rights 2018
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About Gecko Press Gecko Press, founded in 2005, is a New Zealand-based independent publisher of curiously good children’s books from around the world. We choose books that are excellent in story, illustration and design, with a strong ‘heart factor’. We publish 15–19 titles each year. Of these, two or three are books original to Gecko Press, the others are translations. Our current list stands at over 120 titles, ranging from board books through to pre-teen novels.
Creative NZ provides subsidies for the translation of New Zealand literature into foreign languages with the NZ Translation Grant Scheme. Find more information at publishers.org.nz
Joy Cowley Shortlisted, Hans Christian Andersen Award 2018
Joy Cowley (NZ), made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2018 Honours List, was shortlisted for the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award. She is one of New Zealand’s best-loved and internationally renowned writers for children. Joy Cowley has been highly acclaimed throughout her career, winning the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in Fiction in 2010 and the University of Alabama’s Maryann Manning Award for Outstanding Literacy Scholar in 2011.
Gecko Press Titles by Joy Cowley
Harsu
Coming Soon
Barbara Else A time-travelling adventure for middle readers Harsu is the son of a famous warrior, with five droplets of god blood and a treasured cloak to remember his father by. Now his father is gone, he lives with his mother, his only friend an old onager donkey. And something is not right with Harsu’s mother. She has started kidnapping children, and sometimes her skin grows a soft down, little sharp ears emerge, and she turns into a horrible stoat. WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding World English
NOVEL Age 8–12 198 x 129mm 240 pages Published 2019 Barbara Else is one of New Zealand’s most successful writers, well known for her sharp humour. She is a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature, and has worked as a university tutor, editor and freelance writer. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
Banished from her homeland, the wicked stoat mother takes Harsu to the underground river that can travel through time to find a new home. Harsu doesn’t know if five droplets of god blood are enough to help him rescue the kidnapped children and turn his own mother to good. And now that he is twelve, he is starting to worry if he too might be a wereanimal... REVIEWS OF TALES OF FONTANIA SERIES “Something that you just can’t tear yourself away from!” Guardian (UK) “She’s incredibly funny…this is a classic fantasy adventure story” Kate De Goldi (NZ) “A heaping plateful of adventure, spiced to perfection with dangers, deft humor and silly bits” starred review, Kirkus (US)
Oink!
Coming Soon
David Elliot Pig is having a lovely bath. In comes Horse, Cow, Sheep... They are very noisy! Pig finds a way to make them go away. Oink!
WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding World English
PICTURE BOOK Age 1+ 180 x 240 mm 32 pages David Elliot is one of New Zealand’s leading author / illustrators of children’s books. He has won many awards including the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award and the Russell Clark Award for Illustration at the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults for Snark.
Cook’s Cook
The Cook Who Cooked For Captain Cook Gavin Bishop The 1768 journey of James Cook’s Endeavour to the South Pacific told through the eyes of the ship’s cook WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding World English
PICTURE BOOK Age 5-10 245 x 295mm 40 pages Gavin Bishop is a leading New Zealand illustrator. He has received multiple awards and exhibited internationally, from Japan to Czechslovakia, and was an international judge for the 2003 NOMA Concours competition for Children’s Picture Book Illustration. His awards include New Zealand Children’s Picture Book of the Year in 2000 and 2018.
Rights also available for: The House that Jack Built
Through real recipes from the ship’s mess, events on board and the places the ship traveled on its way to the Pacific, the book tells multiple stories. And of course, it’s a book about food: from Pease Pudding to Goose Pie and Shark Steaks, here’s how a resourceful cook fed a shipful of hungry sailors on their extraordinary adventure. This beautiful book is full of information drawn from extensive research alongside evocative illustrations.
The Mapmakers’ Race Eirlys Hunter 28 days, one map, one last chance to save their family... A fresh and exciting mountain-race adventure for middle readers Sal, Joe, Francie and Humphrey misplace their mother as they begin the Great Race to map a rail route through an uncharted wilderness. Their money is gone and their father didn’t come back from his last adventure. This race is their last chance. “What a great story! I gobbled it straight up” Children’s Bookshop Kilbirnie WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding UK, NZ and Australia
NOVEL Age 8-12 210 x 148 mm 248 pages Eirlys Hunter teaches children’s writing at the IIML at Victoria University in Wellington. She has written six previous children’s books as well as a novel and short stories for adults.
Have You Seen Elephant? David Barrow
Winner Silver Pencil in the Netherlands in 2018
An absurd and heart-warming picture book from a brilliant storyteller with perfect comic timing. Younger audiences will be screaming ‘There it is!’ from the get-go. Starred review, Kirkus Reviews (US) RIGHTS SOLD Taiwan (The Eastern Company), China (Cheerful Century), South Korea (Marubol), the Netherlands (Gottmer), Slovenia, (Zabola Zala)
PICTURE BOOK Age 3–5 276 x 225 mm 32 pages Published in 2015 David Barrow graduated from the Cambridge School of Art with a Masters in Children’s Book Illustration. He lives in England with his wife and son. Have You Seen Elephant? is his first picture book.
Shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2016 Longlisted for Klaus Flugge Prize 2016 Sebastian Walker Award for Most Promising Illustrator 2015
Snake and Lizard Joy Cowley illustrated by Gavin Bishop
15,000+ sold in NZ
A beautiful 10th birthday edition of this much-loved, timeless classic Two very different creatures learn about the give-andtake offriendship in this warm and funny story set in the desert. Snake is elegant and calm, and a little self-centred; Lizard is exuberant and irrepressible.
NOVEL Age 6+ 198 x 146mm 128 pages Published 2017 Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand’s best-loved writers for children and adults, with an international reputation. She has won a multitude of awards and honours for her best-selling books. Gavin Bishop is equally distinguished as author and illustrator. He has exhibited internationally, from Japan to Czechoslovakia, and was an international judge for the 2003 NOMA Concours competition for Children’s Picture Book Illustration.
With its wisdom, acceptance and good humour, Snake and Lizard captures the essence of friendship. NZ Post Children’s Book of the Year 2008 White Raven Storylines NZ Notable Book List 2008 LIANZA Merit Award 2008 Starred review, US School Library Journal North Dakota Library Association Flicker Tale Children’s Choice Book Award 2011 Top 10 Best Children’s Books, China Times
RIGHTS SOLD Australia (Text), Germany (Jacoby & Stuart), South Korea (Whale Story), Taiwan (CPL), Japan (Alice-Kan), Mainland China (King-in Culture), the Philippines and USA (Kane Miller), Canada, Norway (Cappelen Damm), the Netherlands (Gottmer), Turkish (Kuraldisi Yayinlari), Lithuanian (Vsj leidykla Odile)
Friends
Snake and Lizard
15,000+ sold in NZ
Joy Cowley illustrated by Gavin Bishop The beguiling pair introduced in Snake and Lizard now share a burrow and are business partners, too! ‘I absolutely LOVE eggs!’ Snake said. ‘You know that.’ RIGHTS SOLD Norway (Cappelen Damm), Taiwan (CPL), South Korea (Whale Story), Mainland China (TB Publishing), Turkish (Kuraldisi Yayinlari) All other rights available excluding World English
Lizard replied, ‘You mean you like eggs. We do not use the word love for food.’ ‘I do.’ ‘Love,’ said Lizard, ‘is a word for relationships, not for things. You can’t have a relationship with your dinner.’ ‘I can,’ Snake replied.
NOVEL Age 6–8 198 x 146mm 144 pages Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand’s best-loved writers for children and adults, with an international reputation. She has won a multitude of awards and honours for her best-selling books. Gavin Bishop is equally distinguished as author and illustrator. He has exhibited internationally, from Japan to Czechoslovakia, and was an international judge for the 2003 NOMA Concours competition for Children’s Picture Book Illustration.
Finalist, NOVEL, NZ Post Children’s Book Awards 2010 Children’s Choice NOVEL winner, NZ Post Children’s Book Awards 2010 Storylines NZ Notable Book List 2010 Finalist, NOVEL, LIANZA 2010 Top 10 Best Children’s Books, China Times
Helper and Helper Joy Cowley illustrated by Gavin Bishop New stories with the bestselling Snake & Lizard ‘We should have a new sign,’ said Lizard. ‘Exactly what I was thinking!’ cried Snake. ‘A huge sign at the entrance of our burrow! Snake and Lizard, Helper and Helper. Big help one egg. Little help one beetle.’ WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding World English, Chinese (TB Publishing), Turkish (Kuraldisi Yayinlari)
Everyone fell in love with this foolish, argumentative pair when their first book of stories won the NZ Post Book of the Year award. And they continue to entrance us. The Children’s Bookshop (New Zealand)
NOVEL Age 6+ 198 x 146mm 128 pages Published 2017
Snake and Lizard NZ Post Book of the Year and novel winner; Storylines NZ Notable Book; LIANZA merit award, White Raven 2008 Dunger novel winner, NZ Post Book Awards; novel winner, LIANZA Book Awards 2013; Storylines NZ Notable Book 2014 The Bakehouse Storylines Notable Book 2016 The Road to Ratenburg Storylines NZ Notable Book 2017
The Bakehouse
Speed of Light
Joy Cowley
Joy Cowley
Bert wants nothing more than to be old enough to fight in the war. Little does he know that the secrets and danger of war don’t always stay at the front line.
A strange old woman is blown in to an affluent but dysfunctional family, and when things go very wrong, her influence is suspect.
A well-written, gripping novel with intense emotional involvement in a well-drawn historical background. Magpies magazine (Australia)
Sometimes when you finish a book you close it and walk away. Others you hold in your lap, reluctant to let the feelings and emotions it created in you die down. So it was for me with Speed of Light. Around the Bookshops (NZ)
Storylines Notable Book 2016 WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding World English
NOVEL Age 9–12 198 x 129mm 140 pages Published 2015
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NOVEL Age 11–18 198 x 129mm 208 pages Published 2014
The Road to Ratenburg
Dunger
Joy Cowley illustrated by Gavin Bishop
Joy Cowley
Forced to make a new home, Spinnaker Rat’s family set out for the fabled and glorious city of Ratenburg. A piece of quality fiction that will stand the test of time and will make a great addition to any library. In Need of a Read (UK) Storylines Notable Book 2017
A fast-paced, accessible junior novel from beloved New Zealand writer Joy Cowley. Spirited, warm, intelligent and has sensible and mature messages to impart. The Bookbag (UK) RIGHTS SOLD South Korea (Gaesunamu), Mainland China (TB Publishing), Turkish (Uyurgezer Kitap)
NOVEL RIGHTS SOLD Mainland China (TB Publishing)
NOVEL Age 8–10 198 x 128mm 200 pages Published 2016
Age 8–12 198 x 129mm 156 pages Published 2014 Dunger New Zealand Post Book Award winner
Stories of the Wild West Gang
The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate
Joy Cowley
Joy Cowley illustrated by Sarah Davis
Wherever the wild West gang goes, adventure is not far behind—and it’s the sort of adventure you don’t want your parents to know about. The hilarious ‘Wild West’ stories collected into a single, bumper volume. Packed with picnics and pandemonium, mud and mayhem. They are rollicking reads. John McIntyre, The Children’s Bookshop RIGHTS SOLD France (Bayard), Taiwan (Linking)
NOVEL Age 8–11 234 x 156mm 368 pages Published 2011
An absolutely delightful picture book, this is a story to be read again and again. And again. (Be warned!) NSW Association for Gifted and Talented Children WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding World English
PICTURE BOOK Age 4–6 230 x 240mm 32 pages Published 2010 Sarah Davis grew up in New Zealand. She won the 2009 Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Crichton Award for Best New Illustrator. She lives in Sydney, Australia. Finalist, LIANZA Russell Clark Award for Illustration 2011
Zeustian Logic Sabrina Malcolm A big-hearted novel about the aftermath of tragedy, with a fresh and funny take on ubiquitous boyhood obsessions of Greek myth, astronomy and computer gaming Family, friendship, mountain heroics and small daily acts of courage: a funny, tender, beautifully observed debut. Kate De Goldi (New Zealand) It is very, very good so far and will, I know without the aid of a horoscope, be very, very good when it’s finished. Mal Peet (writing mentor for this book) WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding UK, NZ and Australia
NOVEL Age 10+ 198 x 129mm 240 pages Published 2017 Sabrina Malcolm is a writer, illustrator and graphic designer with a background in botany and geology, based in Wellington, New Zealand. She illustrated two books shortlisted for the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards: Koro’s Medicine by Melanie Drewery and The Flytrap Snaps by Johanna Knox. The former was listed as a White Raven book, and the latter shortlisted for the LIANZA Esther Glen Award.
The Longest Breakfast Jenny Bornholdt illustrated by Sarah Wilkins
WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding World English
The baby wants breakfast so Malcolm gets out of bed to get started. Then in comes Toby. And Una and Toto, then Alice—they’re hungry too. And Conrad from next door and his sister Ruby! Everyone has a request for breakfast. But who is taking notice of the baby?
PICTURE BOOK
The Longest Breakfast is a fun story full of comings and goings with a lovely baby at the centre.
Age 3+ 210 x 250mm 36 pages Published 2017 Jenny Bornholdt is an acclaimed poet. In 2005–06 she was the NZ Poet Laureate, and received the 2003 Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand. Sarah Wilkins has worked as an illustrator in Australia, New Zealand and France. She won the LIANZA Russell Clark Award for Illustration in 2003. Sarah lives in Paris, France.
Rights also available for: RIGHTS SOLD
South Korea (BC Agency), Germany (Thiele), Taiwan (Bookman Books), Mexico (Ediciones Castillo)
Annual Edited by Kate De Goldi & Susan Paris A fresh and contemporary riff on the classic annual format, Annual packs dynamic, irreverent, challenging, and timeless material into a beautiful orange case. Features a dictionary of unusual words to use on car trips, a sophisticated ‘spot the similarity’, a found poem from school newsletters, a maths-nerd’s memoir full of tricky logic puzzles, comics and top-class fiction. A startlement and a delight. Pure gold. David Larsen WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding NZ and Australia
ANNUAL Age 8–12 260 x 193mm 136pp Published 2016 Storylines NZ Notable Book 2017 Kate De Goldi is an award-winning writer and commentator on children’s literature. She writes fiction for all ages and has published nine books. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand. Susan Paris has fifteen years’ experience in publishing, specialising in commissioning work for primary school age. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
It’s a Christmas stocking stuffed to overflowing with rich presents for the curious. It’s a steaming plum pudding full of plums, raisins, nuts, cherries, and bright sixpences. I didn’t just read the Annual, I ate it. Jack Lasenby
If I Was a Banana Alexandra Tylee illustrated by Kieran Rynhart A book that celebrates imagination and possibility: the ordinary becomes extaordinary through the eyes of a curious child.
RIGHTS SOLD Mainland China (TB Publishing)
PICTURE BOOK Age 3–5 260 x 210mm 32 pages Published 2016 Storylines NZ Notable Book 2017 Alexandra Tylee is the owner and chef at Pipi restaurant in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, author of two cookbooks, and the mother of four sons. This is her first book for children. Kieran Rynhart is an illustrator based in Wellington, New Zealand. He has animated and illustrated an eclectic mix of books, music videos and commissions. He was selected as one of Luerzer’s Archive best 200 illustrators for 2010/2011.
Those who share the unnamed narrator’s quirky viewpoint will be pleased to discover that they aren’t the only ones who wonder. Kirkus Reviews (US) This sophisticated picture book will be enjoyed by a wide age range. Highly recommended. Magpies (Australia)
That’s Not a Hippopotamus! Juliette MacIver illustrated by Sarah Davis
RIGHTS SOLD Mainland China (TB Publishing)
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A class trip to the zoo descends into a chaotic hunt for the missing hippopotamus. Teacher, zookeeper and all the children join the search. A fantastic romp to read aloud but it would also be wonderful to share so the nuances in the illustrations can be fully appreciated. Magpies (Australia)
Age 3–5 250 x 260mm 32 pages Published 2016 Juliette MacIver is a picturebook writer and mother of four, who lives in Wellington, New Zealand. Her popular books are regularly shortlisted for book awards. Sarah Davis lives in Sydney, Australia. She has illustrated more than 30 picture books and is one of New Zealand and Australia’s leading illustrators with a wide portfolio of award-winning books in both countries. She has won and been shortlisted for numerous awards, including the 2009 Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Crichton Award for Best New Illustrator and NZ Post Book Awards.
Rights also available for Toucan Can!
Toucan Can!
How to Be Famous
Juliette MacIver illustrated by Sarah Davis
Michal Shalev
A mad-cap, wacky frolic with Toucan as he demonstrates all the things he can do! Told entirely in rhyme, this is a crazy and wild but ultimately adorable book that gets faster as it goes along, like a stomping flamenco spinning round and round in a circle ... Simply put, this is a brilliant book I defy any child not to enjoy. The Book Bag (UK)
A tongue-in-cheek story about an irrepressible pigeon whose one-eyed take on the world bewilders the other animals at the zoo. Deadpan humour that will appeal to adults and children alike. This ‘pride goeth before a fall’ story will provide many laughs and plenty to talk about. School Library Journal (US)
WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding World English
RIGHTS SOLD China (Foreign Language Teaching & Research)
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Age 3–6 298 x 240mm 32 pages Published 2013 Juliette MacIver majored in linguistics at Victoria University, Wellington, and has a diploma in teaching English. She is a mother of four, and lives in Wellington, New Zealand. Sarah Davis grew up in New Zealand. She won the 2009 Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Crichton Award for Best New Illustrator. She lives in Sydney, Australia.
Age 3–6 230 x 240 mm 32 pages Published 2016 Michal Shalev graduated from the Cambridge School of Art with a Masters in Children’s Book Illustration. She lives in Israel. How to Be Famous is her first picture book.
Tales of Fontania Barbara Else
The Knot Impossible Bursting with humour and mystery, this is the spectacular conclusion to Barbara Else’s awardwinning Tales of Fontania quartet. A stand-alone fantasy adventure that will have children engrossed right from the beginning. Bookrapt (NZ) WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding North America, UK, Australia, and NZ
The Volume of Possible Endings WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding World English
NOVEL Age 11–13 198 x 129mm 328 pages Published 2015 Barbara Else is one of New Zealand’s most successful writers, well known for her sharp humour. She is a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature, and has worked as a university tutor, editor and freelance writer. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand. Storylines Notable Book 2016
Storylines Notable Book 2015 Shortlisted LIANZA Esther Glen NOVEL Award 2015
The Queen and the Nobody Boy RIGHTS SOLD Turkey (Kirimizi) Storylines Notable Book 2013 Honour Award, NZ Post Children’s Book Awards 2013
The Travelling Restaurant RIGHTS SOLD France (Bayard), Belgium (Dutch, Lannoo Uitgeverij), Turkey (Kirimizi Kedi Yayinevi)
All other rights available excluding World English IBBY NZ Honour Award for Writing 2012 White Raven 2012 Honour Award, NZ Post Children’s Book Awards 2012 Storylines Notable Book 2012 Winner, LIANZA Esther Glen NOVEL Award 2012
A Book is a Book
Mister Whistler
Jenny Bornholdt illustrated by Sarah Wilkins
Margaret Mahy illustrated by Gavin Bishop
‘Told’ from a child’s view, this book captures the magic of books felt by all voracious readers, and is a perfect gift for book-lovers of all ages.
Mister Whistler loses his train ticket at the station, but thanks to some zany dance moves he might still make the train… A hilarious, lively book by the luminaries of New Zealand children’s books.
Perfect for a child on a lap or as a stocking stuffer for older bibliophiles. Kirkus Reviews (US) RIGHTS SOLD South Korea (Charlie Book), Germany (Thiele), Taiwan (Bookman Books), Mexico (Ediciones Castillo), Taiwan (Bookman), Mainland China (TB Publishing), Turkey (Can Cocuk)
PICTURE BOOK Age 4+ 180 x 120 mm 40 pages Published 2013 Jenny Bornholdt is an acclaimed poet. In 2005–06 she was the New Zealand Poet Laureate, and received the 2003 Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand. Sarah Wilkins has worked as an illustrator in Australia, New Zealand and France. She won the 2003 LIANZA Russell Clark Award for Illustration. She currently lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
Distinctive and full of sly humour … The kind of picture book that families fall in love with. Starred Review, Publishers Weekly (US) RIGHTS SOLD Taiwan (Bookman Books)
PICTURE BOOK Age 4–6 260 x 270mm 40 pages Published 2012 Margaret Mahy is one of the world’s most acclaimed writers for children. She received the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006. Gavin Bishop has written and illustrated several award-winning children’s books. He has won the LIANZA Russell Clark Award for Illustration four times. Winner, Best Picture Book, New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards 2013
The House that Jack Built Gavin Bishop A Gecko Press revival of an award-winning modern New Zealand classic, which uses a familiar nursery rhyme to tell the story of Aotearoa New Zealand in the early 19th century. WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding World English
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Uncle Trev and His Whistling Bull Jack Lasenby A hilarious novel full of tall tales, set in 1930s New Zealand. Full of the mild anarchy of childhood ... the humour is wonderfully daft. The Telegraph (UK) Wonder and amazement in every tale. Parents in Touch (UK)
Age 4–6 245 x 295mm 40 pages Published 2012 Gavin Bishop has written and illustrated several award-winning children’s books. He has won the LIANZA Russell Clark Award for Illustration four times. Gavin lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealand Children’s Book of the Year 2000 Spectrum Print Award for Best Use of Illustration in a New Zealand Book 2000 Notable Book of the Year, New Zealand Children’s Book Foundation 2000
WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding Commonwealth English
NOVEL Age 9–11 196 x 129mm 208 pages Published 2012 Jack Lasenby was born in 1931, in Waharoa, Waikato, New Zealand. He has won many awards for his work. In 2003 he received the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal for his contribution to children’s literature in New Zealand.
Dappled Annie and the Tigrish
Organ Music
Mary McCallum illustrated by Annie Hayward
A chilling tale of danger, ghosts and secret experiments hidden deep in the forest.
Annie is charged with saving the things she cares about. Her brother Robbie becomes the only person who can help her. Him and the tigrish. [An] exceptional debut novel for middle graders. Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews (US) WORLD RIGHTS AVAILABLE Excluding World English
NOVEL Age 8–10 198 x 129mm 176 pages Includes four full-colour plates Published 2014 Mary McCallum is a fiction writer. Her novel, The Blue, won the Readers’ Choice Award at the Montana New Zealand Book Awards in 2008. This is her first work for children. Annie Hayward’s artwork is included in many New Zealand and international collections.
Margaret Mahy
A short, sharp, original story, blending themes of bioethics with a tale of the unexpected ... Recommended. RIGHTS SOLD South Korea (BookInMyLife) All other rights available excluding World English
NOVEL Age 10–12 198 x 129mm 96 pages Published 2010 Margaret Mahy is one of the world’s most acclaimed writers for children. She received the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006. She lived in Governor’s Bay, New Zealand, until her death in 2012. White Raven 2011