The Boy Who Made Things Up

Name: The Boy Who Made Things Up
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781869714611
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By Margaret Mahy

Series: Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize

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'Shall we just walk along, Dad, or shall we make some of it up?'Join Michael and his over-worked dad as they journey home one fun-filled afternoon.Overflowing with imagination, this wondrous and beautiful book is from the celebrated children's writer Margaret Mahy and award-winning illustrator Lily Emo.Praise... Read More

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The Boy Who Made Things Up

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'Shall we just walk along, Dad, or shall we make some of it up?'

Join Michael and his over-worked dad as they journey home one fun-filled afternoon.

Overflowing with imagination, this wondrous and beautiful book is from the celebrated children's writer Margaret Mahy and award-winning illustrator Lily Emo.

Praise for The Boy Who Made Things Up:

'Wildly beautiful artwork' - The Spinoff

Series: Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781869714611

Publisher: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 August 2021

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

Contributors:

Illustrated by Lily Emo
Illustrated by Lily Emo

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 258.0mm

Height: 257.0mm

Weight: 420g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Hairy Maclary Margaret Mahy New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Children's Books New Zealand Published Series: Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize

About the Author

Margaret Mahy (Author)

Margaret Mahy (1936-2012) is one of New Zealand's most celebrated children's writers. She is the author of more than 150 titles, which have been translated into many different languages and sold around the world. Appointed to the Order of New Zealand in 1993, Mahy also won many global prizes for children's writers, including the Carnegie Medal and the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award.

'It is in the nature of books, that they have the capacity to make you feel powerful about what you can alter and achieve in your life' - Margaret Mahy

Lily Emo (Illustrator)

An award winning illustrator living in Nelson, New Zealand. Lily Emo spends her time juggling the demands of an illustration/art career and freelancing as a graphic designer and relief art teaching. Her portraiture work of Covid 19 essential workers was displayed in 2021 in The National Portrait Gallery in Wellington.

Lily Emo works with a range of mediums - from Procreate and photoshop to more traditional mediums like watercolour, gouache, graphite and coloured pencil.

You can find out more at www.lily.emo.com. Connect with Lily on Instagram @lily.emo