NEWS
Not a Spot to Spot
The news is out! March 2024 Publishers Weekly, Rights Report. I’m just finishing artwork for this beautiful story written by Elizabeth Verdick and publishing with Paula Wiseman - Simon & Schuster US.
I can’t wait to share to with you!
Our Beach
Our Beach is making waves and has been proudly selected for The Guardian Children’s Books Roundup, for best new picture books!
“A joyous, rhyming picture-book account of loving imaginative play between grandparent and grandchild as they have endless fun at the beach (or possibly on the sitting-room carpet)’
It was also featured in the Express ‘Books to keep kids busy this summer’
There are other things coming for this lovely book and we cannot wait to share the news with you soon!
Available to order here!
Scottish Booktrust Bookbug Bag 2023
Peek-a-Boo Baby: ZOO, published with Pat-a-Cake Books, has been selected for this years Bookbug Bag! These bags will be given to over 50,000 families in Scotland this year. It is vital resource for starting little ones on their reading journey, it’s such a fantastic initiative and something I’m extremely proud to be a part of!
Find out more here…where I borrowed this lovely image!
Shortlisted
Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2020
Baby & Toddler category - Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2020 in partnership with Booktrust.
“Now in their seventh year, the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards in partnership with BookTrust aim to highlight the best children's books for families to share together.”
I’ve illustrated 7 titles in this fabulous series! ZOO, MOO, BUZZ, MIAOW, ROAR, I LOVE YOU and BOO!
Find them here!
Finalist Progressive Preschool Awards 2020
Finalist - Best Preschool Publishing Range
Peek-a-Boo Baby range, Pat-a-Cake Books, Hachette Children’s Group.
“The PPS Awards have become the accolades to strive for, with the Awards event itself one of the most exciting and vibrant in the country, bringing together the entire preschool product and retail sector for an afternoon of celebration.”
Find out more here!
Scottish Booktrust Bookbug Bag 2021
Peek-a-Boo Baby: MOO, published with Pat-a-Cake Books, has been selected for this years Bookbug Bag! These bags will be given to every baby - 3yr old in Scotland this year! A vital resource for starting little ones on their reading journey, it’s such a fantastic initiative and something I’m extremely proud to be a part of!
Find out more here…where I borrowed this lovely image!
REVIEWS
No Hugs for Porcupine
Zoe Waring. Running Press Kids, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7624-6225-4
Publishers Weekly “Books about the hugging woes of hedgehogs and porcupines are many, but Waring’s story is powerful. Readers will instantly see the forest as a place that has become hidebound in its hugging, and it’s easy to feel the sting of being left out. When Porcupine finds someone who sees the world in a way that plays to his strengths, it’s a game changer.”
Kirkus Reviews “…a kiss is a mighty powerful thing to combat loneliness and exclusion.”
Peeping Beauty
Brenda Maier, illus. by Zoe Waring. Aladdin, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4814-7272-2
Publishers Weekly “Waring illustrates in jewel-toned art, capturing the excitement of a growing family.”
Kirkus Reviews “Waring’s bright, playful digital illustrations augment the text’s humor…”
Truck, Truck, GOOSE!
Tammi Sauer, illus. by Zoe Waring. Harper Collins, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-242153-1
Kirkus Reviews “Don’t duck this picture book.”
“A story with limited text, nearly unlimited trucks, a picnicking goose, and a bevy of adorable animals.”
“Waring’s bright, digital cartoon illustrations include pleasingly rounded, expressive characters that add great humor to the text, while the illustrated trucks, unnamed by the limited text, invite identification by listeners.”
Twinkle, Twinkle, Unicorn
Jeffrey Burton, illus. by Zoe Waring. Little Simon, $5.99 (16p) ISBN 978-1-5344-3973-3
Publishers Weekly “This sparkly board book puts a unicorn-themed twist on “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” An adorably stocky unicorn with pink cheeks; a candy-colored, yarnlike mane and tail; and a stripy horn engages in unicorn play—flying a kite, “leaping over clouds so high,” and frolicking in an idyllic meadowland.”
Publishers Weekly
Rights Reports
It’s always exciting to see my silly face pop up here! Here are some of the press releases, including the lates about my upcoming 2nd author/illustrated book, Bunny with a Big Heart.
“Publishers Weekly, familiarly known in the book world as PW and "the bible of the book business," is a weekly news magazine focused on the international book publishing business. It is targeted at publishers, booksellers, librarians, literary agents, authors and the media.”