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David Elliot

David Elliot is an award-winning illustrator and writer of children’s books. He has worked with many New Zealand writers including Margaret Mahy, Jack Lasenby and Janet Frame. Internationally he has illustrated books in the Redwall fantasy series and the Ranger’s Apprentice series.

David has created 10 picture books of his own. Several have been translated into Chinese and Korean and both Henry’s Map and Oink got starred reviews in Kirkus Magazine. In 2017, Snark won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year and a ‘White Raven’ from the International Youth Library. David's first board book, Bumblebee Grumblebee, is a finalist in the 2022 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

David was born in Ashburton in New Zealand’s South Island. For the last 35 years he has lived and worked in Port Chalmers near Dunedin, where the Southern coastline and its wildlife are a continual inspiration for his work.

Link to Otago Daily Times NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults - LINK

Works

Flying Humpback Whale with sea and sky $140.00 The curious fate of the band rotunda, Port Chalmers, Dunedin $140.00 Flying Southern Right Whale $140.00 Henry Sweeps $75.00 South ISland Kokako $75.00 Endeavour off North Cape from First Map $140.00 Snarked $180.00 The Butcher - from Hunting the Snark by Lewis Carroll $100.00 The Bandersnatch - from Hunting the Snark by Lewis Carroll $100.00 The Broker - from Hunting the Snark by Lewis Carroll $100.00 The Bellman - from Hunting the Snark by Lewis Carroll $100.00 The Baker - from Hunting the Snark by Lewis Carroll $100.00 The Barrister - from Hunting the Snark by Lewis Carroll $100.00 The Beaver $100.00 The Billard-Marker $100.00 The Bonnet Maker $100.00 The Banker $100.00 The Boots $100.00 Seal with Harbour Cone $75.00 Endeavour off White Cliffs of Dover from First Map $140.00 HM Bark Endeavour $140.00 HM Bark Endeavour with waka $140.00 Endeavour off Cape Saunders $140.00 The Jubjub Bird $100.00