Melanie Drewery
Melanie Drewery | |
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Born | 1970 (age 53–54) New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults |
Spouse | Henk Vermeer |
Children | 2 |
Melanie Jane Drewery (born 1970) is a New Zealand children's writer, illustrator and potter, best-known for her Nanny Mihi series of children's picture books. Her books feature
Life and career
Drewery was born in
Her best-known books are the Nanny Mihi picture book series, first published in 2001 and usually illustrated by
In 2004 she received a
In 2008 her book Tahi: One Lucky Kiwi, illustrated by Ali Teo and John O'Reilly, won Best Picture Book at the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.[1] It featured the one-legged kiwi Tahi based at Wellington Zoo.[13][14] Also in 2008, the Wellington Children's Book Association distributed free copies of her book Papa's Island, about an Italian father held prisoner on Matiu / Somes Island during World War II, to mark Anzac Day.[15]
Selected works
Nanny Mihi series
- Nanny Mihi & the Rainbow (Reed, 2001), illustrated by Tracy Duncan
- Nanny Mihi's Garden (Reed, 2002), illustrated by Tracy Duncan
- Nanny Mihi's Birthday Surprise (Reed, 2003), illustrated by Tracy Duncan
- Nanny Mihi's Treasure Hunt (Reed, 2004), illustrated by Tracy Duncan
- Nanny Mihi's Christmas (Reed, 2006), illustrated by Tracy Duncan
- Nanny Mihi and the Bellbird (Oratia Books, 2018), illustrated by Tracy Duncan
- Nanny Mihi's Medicine / Ngā Rongoā a Nanny Mihi (Oratia Books, 2022), illustrated by Suzanne Simpson
Other works
- Matariki (Reed, 2003 and Puffin, 2009), illustrated by Bruce Potter
- The Treasure (Reed, 2003), illustrated by Bruce Potter
- Child of Aotearoa (Reed, 2004), illustrated by Bruce Potter
- Koro's Medicine (Huia, 2004), illustrated by Sabrina Malcolm
- Papa's Island (Reed, 2006), illustrated by Fifi Colston
- The Grumble Rumble Mumbler (Huia, 2007), illustrated by Josh Smith and Stacey Macfarlane
- Itiiti's Gift (Reed, 2007), illustrated by Fifi Colston
- Dad's Takeaways (Mallinson Rendel, 2007), illustrated by Christopher White
- The Mad Tadpole Adventure (Scholastic, 2007), illustrated by Jenny Cooper
- Tahi: One Lucky Kiwi (Random House, 2007), illustrated by Ali Teo and John O'Reilly
- Big Fish, Little Fish (Raupo, 2008)
- Jiminy Shows Off (Mallinson Rendel, 2008)
- Stories from our Night Sky (Picture Puffin, 2009), illustrated by Jenny Cooper
- Yucky Mucky (Duck Creek Press, 2012), illustrated by Trevor Pye
- Fishing Fame (Scholastic, 2012), illustrated by John Bennett
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Drewery, Melanie". Read NZ Te Pou Muramura. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Book introduces children to remedies". Nelson Mail. 27 November 2004. p. 3. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Children's author comes to play". The Northern Advocate. 30 April 2008. p. 4. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Melanie Jane Drewery". Kōmako. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Moriarty, Angela (24 April 2002). "Art at close quarters; Art in action". Nelson Mail. p. 17. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Spotlight". Nelson Mail. 29 October 2003. p. 17. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Mahy has crowd in fits". The Nelson Mail. 29 March 2010. p. 5. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b Gibbs, Peter (5 July 2007). "Drewery book chosen". Nelson Mail. p. 12. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Briefly". Southland Times. 16 August 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Kiwi touch for children's book author". Nelson Mail. 13 October 2007. p. 4. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Cherie (16 October 2007). "Nanny Mihi spreads the te reo message". The Daily Post. p. A9. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Moriarty, Angela (10 November 2004). "Sculptor seeks to harness lightning". Nelson Mail. p. 3. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Kate, Green (11 June 2021). "Wellington Zoo's last resident kiwi, one-legged Tahi, dies – the third kiwi death in just a few months". Dominion Post. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Nelson writers win two prizes". Nelson Mail. 22 May 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Anzac book crossing". The Dominion Post. 24 April 2008. p. D1. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
External links
- Drewery's profile on the Read NZ Te Pou Muramura website