Sally Sutton is the award-winning and bestselling author
of Roadworks, Demolition and Construction. In 2009, Roadworks won
the Picture Book category of the New Zealand Post Children’s Book
Awards, and in 2015 Construction was a finalist. Sally lives in
Auckland, New Zealand, with her husband and two daughters. She has
a keen interest in European languages and has an M.A. (Hons) in
German. Her latest picture books with Walker are When We Go Camping
(illustrated by Cat Chapman) and Ambulance, Ambulance! (illustrated
by Brian Lovelock).
Brian Lovelock is a scientist and illustrator working in the
power industry in New Zealand. He has painted all his life but has
only recently ventured into the world of book illustration. His
previous titles with Walker Books Australia include Your Mother
Didn’t Do That! and Roadworks, Demolition and Construction. In
2009, Roadworks won the Picture Book category of the New Zealand
Post Children’s Book Awards. In 2013, Brian was long-listed for the
CILIP Kate Greenaway Award for his work on Demolition. In 2014,
Flight of the Honey Bee (written by Raymond Huber) won the LIANZA
Russell Clark Illustration Award, was a Storylines Notable Book and
was a finalist for the LIANZA Elsie Locke Non-Fiction Award and the
New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards. In 2015, Construction was
a finalist at the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards. Brian
has teamed up with Raymond Huber again for their latest picture
book with Walker, Gecko.
Simple, yet realistic and colourful pictures of diggers, rollers,
concrete mixers, bulldozers and dump trucks will provide plenty of
excitement for young children who love the subject.
*Kids' Book Review*
Each page is brightly illustrated with lots for children to
recognise and ask about.
*Read Plus*
The book is filled with engaging, interactive text that asks
readers to guess what type of vehicle is at work.
*Blog of Dog*
This is a rumbling, easy ride that very young interested parties
will greatly enjoy.
*Magpies Magazine*
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