Go, Scooter, Go!
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Go, Scooter, Go!
By (Author) Kyle Mewburn
Illustrated by Kaye Julian
Penguin Group (NZ)
Picture Puffin
4th March 2025
New Zealand
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Picture storybooks
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 249mm, Height 279mm, Spine 5mm
206g
Description
The winning illustrations of the 2024 Storylines Gavin Bishop Award combine with a fun, quirky story by Kyle Mewburn to create an unforgettable gem of a picture book! A picture book bursting with fun by Storylines Gavin Bishop Award winner Kaye Julian and leading New Zealand author Kyle Mewburn. HONK! HONK! TOOT! TOOT! Where are you racing off to, Hugo And why is there an enormous traffic jam With a huff, a puff, a whoosh and a swerve, on Hugo's dash to his destination he zips and zooms past all sorts of vehicles in a muddle. Full of energy and zest, with lots of details to spot, this story romps along to its very funny ending. Talented Storylines Gavin Bishop Award recipient Kaye Julian's illustrations are a perfect match for award-winning author Kyle Mewburn's joyous story.
Author Bio
Kyle Mewburn (Author) Kyle Mewburn is a multi-award-winning writer. Born and raised in Brisbane, Australia, Mewburn travelled in Europe and the Middle East before settling in New Zealand. She has written numerous children's picture books and chapter books. She won the 2005 Storylines Joy Cowley Award for the development of a picture book text; the 2007 NZ Post Best Picture Book Award and Children's Choice Award for Kiss! Kiss! Yuck! Yuck!; and the 2010 NZ Post Book of the Year for Old Huhu (illustrated by Rachel Driscoll). She has since produced a memoir, Faking It- My Life in Transition (2021) and a novel, Sewing Moonlight (2024). She lives with her wife Marion in Millers Flat, Central Otago, in a house with a grass roof. Kaye Julian (Illustrator) Kaye Julian is a freelance illustrator based in Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington, New Zealand. Kaye spent her childhood poring over books in local and school libraries from long before she could read. Kaye loved to explore the beautiful artworks and learned the language of visual storytelling from the skilled artists who helped to stories to life. As Kaye grew older, she spent her time making images of her own. In 2024 Kaye won the 2024 Storylines Gavin Bishop Award with a selection of illustrations for Go Scooter Go.
