My Aunt Mary Went Shopping
By (Author) Roger Hall
Illustrated by Daron Parton
Scholastic New Zealand Limited
Scholastic New Zealand
1st December 2014
New Zealand
Children
Fiction
24
This well loved children's story by Roger Hall has been given a new lease on life with Daron Parton's bright, colourful and funny illustrations. Whatever will Aunt Mary buy next
Roger Hall (CNZM, QSO) is one of New Zealand's most successful playwrights. He has also written scripts for radio and television, and for children. His plays have toured widely and have been performed at international venues; his biggest success, the play Middle Age Spread, ran for 18 months in London's West End and won the Laurence Olivier Award for Comedy of the Year (1979). Roger Hall has been the recipient of many awards and fellowships in recognition of his work. Daron Parton was born in Yemen, and lived in Kenya, Singapore & Germany before studying at Canterbury School of Art in Kent & Central St Martins in London. Daron relocated to New Zealand in 1995 with his Kiwi wife. This is his second book with Scholastic New Zealand, following on from Blue Gnu.