Lael Chisholm
NationalityNew Zealand
EducationFeilding High School
Known forIllustration
AwardsStorylines Gavin Bishop award for illustration, 2017

Lael Chisholm is a New Zealand children's picture book illustrator. She is best known for her illustrations for the Granny McFlitter series written by Heather Haylock.[1]

Biography

Chisholm was educated at Feilding High School,[2] where she was named dux in 2015.[3] In 2017 she became the youngest person to win the Storylines Gavin Bishop Award for illustration, for her work on Granny McFlitter, the Champion Knitter, written by heather Haylock.[4] In 2021 The Hug Blanket by Chris Gurney, illustrated by Chisholm, was a finalist in the picture book category at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.[5]

Books

  • 2018 – Granny McFlitter, the Champion Knitter, Heather Haylock, Penguin Random House (illustrator)
  • 2019 – Granny McFlitter: A Country Yarn, Heather Haylock, Penguin Random House (illustrator)
  • 2020 – The Hug Blanket, Chris Gurney, Scholastic New Zealand (illustrator)
  • 2021 – Grandpa Versus Swing, Tania Sickling, Scholastic New Zealand (illustrator)

References

  1. ↑ "Lael Chisholm - Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust". 14 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Prestigious award sees young designer illustrate children's book". stuff.co.nz. 4 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Wilkie, Kelsey (17 December 2015). "Manawatu's brightest and best students honoured". Manawatū Standard. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Christian, Dionne (10 April 2017). "Young artist draws herself promising future". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Woulfe, Catherine (5 July 2021). "The case for more joy, beauty and outlandishness in NZ children's books". The Spinoff. Retrieved 8 November 2022.


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