ROBYN BELTON
“Robyn Belton is one of New Zealand’s best known and most accomplished illustrators of children’s books. After studying at the Canterbury School of Fine Arts, Belton began her career in 1977 illustrating the School Journal. Belton’s first storybook was The Duck in the Gun, written by Joy Cowley, which won the Russell Clark Award in 1985. With its powerful anti-war message, the book quickly established an international following and was one of ten children’s books selected for the Hiroshima Peace Museum. With many major awards to her name, in 2006 Belton won the prestigious Margaret Mahy Medal. In 2008 she wrote and illustrated Herbert the Brave Sea Dog, which has sold over 25,000 copies in New Zealand and has been published all over the world. In 2009 she was awarded the LIANZA Russell Clark medal for illustration.”
The above text is from the Read NZ Te Pou Muramura website. For further information on Robyn Belton, please access her Writer’s File via the below link.