Lael Chisholm

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Lael Chisholm
Nationality New Zealand
Education Feilding 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]

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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]

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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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