Nikki Slade Robinson

I am both author and illustrator. I specialise in titles for 4 - 7 year olds and have won a number of awards. I work from my studio in the Easten Bay of Plenty and try to step lightly on the earth! :-)

Genre:

  • Children's Fiction

Skills:

  • Illustration

Branch:

Central Districts

Location:

Opotiki

Publications:

A selection of my titles...

A selection of Nikki's books. For more detail please read my bio. Teacher Notes and activity sheets are available for many titles by contacting Nikki.

Muddle & Mo Series

Muddle & Mo series. The first title gained a Storylines Notable Book Award 2016, and has been released internationally.

'The little Kiwi's Matariki'

Winner Best Picture Book in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2016. The little Kiwi and her friends discover the joy of Matariki. Features native flora and fauna and a gentle introduction to te reo within the English text. Teacher notes and activity sheets available for this title. 'Ruru's Hangi', 'Weka's Waiata' and 'The little Kiwi and the Treaty' are the other titles in this series

'I am an artist'

Art can be made anywhere, anytime, with anything, and by anyone! This title gained a NZ Children's Art House Award for Contribution to Children.

Bottoms!

In celebration of bottoms of all shapes and sizes! Published by Duck Creek Press.

Hedgehog Heart

By James Antoniou, published by Duck Creek Press. What sort of heart do you have?

Sharing with Wolf

By Melinda Szymanik, published by Scholastic. Can a wolf and a lamb really be flatmates?

Full publication list

Selected bibliography:

 

As author/illustrator:

  • Pigeon Holed (Duck Creek Press 2022);

  • Hauraki Broo / Nga Puru o Hauraki (Duck Creek Press 2022);

  • That’s not Junk! (Nikki Slade Robinson Publishing 2021);

  • Weka’s Waiata (Duck Creek Press 2018);

  • The little Kiwi and the Treaty (Duck Creek Press 2018);

  • Bottoms (Duck Creek Press 2019);

  • Muddle & Mo’s Rainy Day (Duck Creek Press 2018);

  • Ruru's Hangi (Duck Creek Press 2017);

  • The Little Kiwi's Matariki (Duck Creek Press 2016);

  • Muddle & Mo's Worm Surprise (Duck Creek Press 2016);

  • I am an Artist (Duck Creek Press 2016);

  • Muddle & Mo (Duck Creek Press 2015);

  • The Roadman Boogie (Duck Creek Press 2015);

  • Munkle Arvur and the Big Dry (Scholastic 2014);

  • Munkle Arvur and the Bod (Scholastic 2012);

  • Hannah Bandanna's Hair (Scholastic 2010);

  • That's not Junk! (Penguin 2009)

  • As illustrator:

  • The Grandmothers of Pikitea Street by Renisa Viraj Maki (Oratia 2022);

  • Good for you, Helen Dew by Ali Foster and Catherine Cooper (Duck Creek Press 2021);

  • There’s a Moa in the Moonlight by Dawn McMillan (Oratia 2021);

  • Hedgehog Heart by James Antoniou (Duck Creek Press 2020);

  • Sharing with Wolf by Melinda Szymanik (Scholastic 2020);

  • Sam’s Bath by Ali Foster (Duck Creek Press 2020);

  • The Marae Visit by Rebecca Beyer and Linley Wellington (Duck Creek Press 2019);

  • There’s a Tui in our Teapot by Dawn McMillan (Oratia 2018);

  • William’s Waitangi Day by David Ling (Duck Creek Press 2018);

  • So Special / He Tino Taonga by David Hill (Duck Creek Press 2017);

  • Witch's Cat Wanted: Apply Within by Joy H Davidson (Scholastic 2016);

  • Paradise: Eastern Bay of Plenty co-authored with Andrea Cooper, (Mann Print 2015);

  • Mind your Gramma by Yvonne Morrison (Scholastic 2012);

  • In Love with Moko: The story of a New Zealand Dolphin co-authored with Val Bird, (Mann Print 2011);

  • Starkey the Gentle Pirate by Peter Bland (Steele Roberts 2010);

  • The Seven Stars of Matariki / Te Huihui o Matariki by Toni Rolleston-Cummins (Huia 2008);

  • The Pine-cone Track by Joan Anderson (Scholastic 2007);

  • How We Fell by Glenn Colquhoun ( Steele Roberts 2006);

  • Mr Short, Mr Thin, Mr Bald and Mr Dog by Glenn Colquhoun (Steele Roberts 2005);

  • An explanation of Poetry to my Father by Glenn Colquhoun (Steele Roberts 2001);

  • The Puriri Tree / Te Puriri by Merito Tawhara (Huia 2000);

  • The Cross Little Cat / Te Poti Pukuriri by Robyn Pierce  (Scholastic 1992);

  • Don't forget that Box by Barbara Hill (Scholastic 1992)

  • Also illustrations for many educational publications/books.

    Awards: LIANZA Te Kura Pounamu Medal Winner 2001 for The Puriri Tree/Te Puriri Storylines Notable Book Award 2009 for The Seven Stars of Matariki/Te Huihui o Matariki Sir Julius Vogel Finalist for Professional Illustration 2009 for The Seven Stars of Matariki/Te Huihui o Matariki Pride in Print: Highly Commended Professional Design 2012 for In Love with Moko Storylines Notable Book Award 2016 for Muddle & Mo, NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2016, Best Picture Book winner for The Little Kiwi’s Matariki Storylines Notable Book Award 2017 for Witch's Cat Wanted: Apply Within New Zealand Children's Art House Foundation award for Artist Most Supporting Children 2017 Storylines Notable Book Award 2019 for Muddle & Mo’s Rainy Day NZ Booklovers Highly Commended Award 2021 for Sharing with Wolf Storylines Notable Book Award 2021 for Sharing with Wolf

    Other Resources Free teacher notes and activity sheets available for many titles. Please visit Nikki's Facebook page to request copies: Nikki Slade Robinson: Illustra

Other Resources

Free teacher notes and activity sheets available for many titles. Please visit Nikki's Facebook page request copies: Nikki Slade Robinson: Illustrator/Author