The Boy Who Made Things Up, 9781869714482
Paperback
Imagination soars: A boy and his dad invent a world.

The Boy Who Made Things Up

$18.03

  • Paperback

    32 pages

  • Release Date

    25 April 2022

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Summary

The Boy Who Made Things Up: A Journey of Imagination

‘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

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781869714482
ISBN-10:1869714482
Series:Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize
Author:Margaret Mahy
Publisher:Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
Imprint:Little Moa
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:25 April 2022
Weight:170g
Dimensions:249mm x 249mm x 5mm
About The Author

Margaret Mahy

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.

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