It will join the ever-growing group of books about makers and designers, offering ideas and solutions. This is such a perfect book for young ones for so many reasons. Architectural drawings, blue prints and plans add to the interest of this fun picture book. Look for the energetic pufflings on each double-page spread, flying or playing with Pig's collapsible stools. Pilot Moose's treetop home includes cupboards for his flannel shirts, a pulley-operated lift and a flying fox between the bathroom and his house. Kimberly Andrew’s delightful cut-away paintings are perfect for children to explore, matching the design element from the poem. I think older primary children will get the most out of this book and I can just see young readers imagining what they might include in their own future homes, just as I used to when reading Dr Suess’s Come Over to My Place as a child. This is a visually appealing picture book, with muted earthy tones and a charming central character in Puffin the Architect.It was refreshing to find that the working professional in this Puffin family is female and she is clearly very good at what she does, satisfying all her clients through careful listening and expert planning. Joan Mackenzie, Radio Liveĭelightful story and beautifully illustrated.perfect for read aloud storytime Sue's Reviews, Wairarapa Times-Age Weekend Which is nice for starters because, you know, we don't have a lot of picture books for kids about professional roles for women.It's just so beautifully done the illustrations are lovely. It's a picture book done by a New Zealand writer and illustrator, and it's the story of a mother puffin who is an architect. Dionne Christian and Zoe Gadd, Weekend HeraldĪbsolutely gorgeous. It could well spark a whole new generation of architects, engineers and interior designers. But the fact that my daughter was still surprised by that tells me we need more books like Puffin the Architect. Puffin the architect is a woman - and why shouldn’t she be? After all, it is 20. Moment that shocked Miss Nine and, because of her reaction, stunned me. endearing animals, well-drawn pictures of imaginative houses and a likeable narrator - but then came the Puffin is a truly amazing architect! George Clarke, architect and television presenter Kimberly lives with her husband and two young daughters in a shipping-container house near Wellington, where she illustrates and writes, and runs her business Tumbleweed Tees, screen-printed clothing featuring her illustrations of New Zealand plants and wildlife. More stories followed featuring favourite animal characters from Puffin the Architect's charming world: Hound the Detective, highly commended by Storylines and a finalist for the Best Picture Book Award in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2021, and Moose the Pilot, a Storylines Notable Picture Book 2021. It has been published in five languages, with rights sold to Romania, Russia, China and Taiwan. It also won a Storylines Notable Picture Book Award as well as the NZ Booklovers Award for Best Children’s Book. In 2019, the first story Kimberly wrote and illustrated, Puffin the Architect (2018), won the Russell Clark Award for Illustration and was a finalist for Best Picture Book in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. She was awarded Storylines Notable Book Awards for Tuna and Hiriwa by Ripeka Takotowai Goddard (2016) and Song of the River by Joy Cowley (2019). Kimberly's picture book illustrations have been widely acclaimed. She also worked at the Natural History Museum in the live Butterfly House and also behind the scenes, assisting the curation of mammal specimens in the dry stores. In London, she worked for The House of Illustration, whose main ambassador is Quentin Blake. She has lived and worked in New Zealand, Borneo and the UK.
Kimberly Andrews is a trained biologist and geologist who grew up in the Canadian Rockies.
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