Bob Darroch (born 1940) is an illustrator, author and cartoonist from New Zealand. He writes and illustrates the popular Little Kiwi series of children's books (first published 2001), for which he received the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award in 2015.[1][2] Darroch's cartoons have appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Whangarei Report, Hutt News, Napier Daily Telegraph, Christchurch Star and Timaru Herald.[3][4] He has also illustrated two jigsaw puzzles.[5]

In 2017, McDonald's New Zealand began offering one of his books as a part of the Happy Meal menu.[6]

Personal life

He started work for the Timaru Herald's advertising department in 1959 as his first job out of high school.[7]

Published works

Darroch has had many books published, these include:[8]

  • Time for Bed, Little Kiwi
  • Little Kiwi and the Goodnight Sing-Song
  • Little Kiwi and the Noisy Morning
  • Little Kiwi Finds Fantail
  • Little Kiwi Flies to the Rescue
  • Little Kiwi Looks After the Egg
  • Little Kiwi Counts the Chicks
  • Little Kiwi has a Forest Feast
  • Little Kiwi, Whose Nest is Best?
  • Little Kiwi Meets a Monster
  • Little Kiwi Loses his Mum
  • Little Kiwi the Cool Mama
  • Little Kiwi and the Dinosaur
  • Little Kiwi is Scared of the Dark

References

  1. ↑ "Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award". www.storylines.org.nz. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Forster, Sarah (2 April 2015). "Author interview with Bob Darroch, author of the Little Kiwi books". Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bob Darroch | New Zealand Cartoon Archive". www.cartoons.org.nz. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "ATL: Unpublished Collections". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Bennett, Joanne (29 August 2013). "Artist's jigsaws fill in missing pieces". Stuff. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Books on the menu at McDonald's". Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Temuka children's author Bob Darroch releases new book". Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Bob Darroch". www.penguin.co.nz. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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