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Kimberly Andrews is a trained biologist and geologist who grew up in the Canadian Rockies, and she has also lived and worked in New Zealand, Borneo and the UK. In London, she worked for The House of Illustration, whose main ambassador is Quentin Blake, and at the Natural History Museum. Kimberly now lives with her husband and two little daughters in a small house near Wellington, where she illustrates and writes, and runs her business Tumbleweed Tees - designs which feature her illustrations of New Zealand birds and wildlife. Her first solo picture book, Puffin the Architect (Puffin, 2018) was awarded NZ Booklover's Best Children's Book, a Storylines Notable Book Award and the Russell Clark Award for Illustration at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Hound the Detective, also set in the charming world of Puffin and her friends, was published in August 2020.
Moose the Pilot is all about delivering things (in a cool little plane) to out of the way places, but it is also about delivering kindness, keeping in touch, making things, looking out for our neighbours. A warm treat of a story. Paula Green, Poetry Box Andrews...creates adorable double page spreads that readers will spend hours poring over. Her illustrations are a veritable feast - and, like her previous books, offer so much more to the story than if reading the text alone. There's hints and clues, and plenty of character and setting development, nestled within the artwork. So too is Andrews's sense of fun - a peek inside Moose's home reveals an interesting to do list and a wonderful bookshelf....It's a fun book to read aloud, with plenty of opportunity to add theatrics to it. Readers already familiar with Andrews's previous books will be delighted by Moose, and new readers will fall in love with the residents of Lofty Alps. We can't wait to see who Andrews takes to visit next. Rebekah Lyell, NZ Booklovers Full of ingenuity and adventure, with an awesome map and heaps of interesting details in the vibrant illustrations. Crissi Blair, Family Times Moose the Pilot firmly establishes Kimberly Andrews as an author/illustrator of note. Highly recommended. Julie Harper-Taylor, Magpies
