What makes a family? There are no rules. Life brings people together in so many different ways. Family are the people you grow up with, and in this whimsical tale, it is the wind that brings one very unusual family together.
Author:
Roxane Gajadhar is a writer, director and producer with a love of children’s literature and passion for kids’ TV. She began her writing career as a journalist before moving into film and television production and interactive exhibition design. She also spent five years as director of international marketing for film New Zealand/The New Zealand Film Commission. Roxane has written for two seasons of animated children’s television series ‘The Kiddets’ for Wellington’s Pukeko Pictures, has written and directed animated educational short films for the Life Education Trust (used in mobile classrooms around the country) and numerous interactive films for exhibition (The Lord of the Rings – The Exhibition, World Expo). She holds a Master’s in Creative Writing (Screenwriting) from Victoria University’s prestigious International Institute of Modern Letters, completed a children’s writing workshops with wellknown author Kate de Goldi and is currently completing a practical PhD with a focus on transmedia storytelling and immersive technologies (virtual, augmented and mixed reality). In 2018, she wrote her first collaborative novel. She lives in Wellington with her husband, two children, a dog and two cats.
Illustrator:
Artist/illustrator Rob Foote is best known for creating beautiful and humorous work aimed at the young and young at heart. Some notable clients include The Times, Vodaphone, The BBC, Blizzard, Capstone Publishing, Oxford University Press and Macmillan Publishing. He uses both pixels and pencils and has gained a few awards (finalist Golden Baobab Award), (winner Coca Cola Younge Designers’ Award) and occasional nods of approval. He is currently living in New Zealand and freelancing for a range of international clients.
* A whimsical story conveying the message that there is no ‘normal’ when it comes to family. A family is who you grow up with, as the baby stork, baby crocodile and baby parrot realise in this sweet story.
* Powerful message conveying themes of inclusion and diversity.
* Forms part of a Book Hungry Bears collectable book set.
* Book Hungry Bears is a popular animated series for preschoolers that has at its heart a love of sharing stories.
