I love drawing!
Through it my imagination materialises before me and continues to sprout ideas as I draw
David Elliot - Book Covers Gallery
A fun picture book about an adorable pig called Henry; it also serves as a delightful introduction to maps that teachers and parents will love! Henry is a very particular sort of pig, who believes there's 'a place for everything and everything in its place'. But when he looks out the window, he's troubled. The farm is a mess! So he decides to draw a map to show everyone exactly where they belong.See more at Random House
Written by Jack Lasenby, Illustrated by David Elliot (2003), Longacre Press. Aunt Effie, dressed in her green canvas invalid's pyjamas, hibernates all winter, leaving her twenty-six resourceful nieces and nephews to deal with snowstorm and flood, ravening monsters, a barnful of hungry animals and a wild ark-ride over the Vast Untrodden Ureweras.
By Jack Lasenby, iIllustrated by David Elliot (2008) Longacre Press.The multitude is set to descend on the Beehive! It turns out that the prime minister is really Aunt Effie's tricky little mother to whom she's lent some recently acquired treasure - and the kids want it back
Margaret Mahy & David Elliot (2011), Random House.This story is about a grumpy farmer whose animals keep him awake at night singing and dancing by the light of the moon. Eventually he is won over by the moon and the animals and learns how to be happy.
By Janet Frame, illustrated by David Elliot (2005), Random House Mona Minim is a house ant about to make her first journey out of the nest. Her excitement about smelling new things, especially the sunlight, turns to terror when one false step plunges her into a quite unexpected adventure.
Written and illustrated by David Elliot (2003) Random House. Jess' father was lost at sea. Finally, she could no longer bear waiting so she set sail in her little boat to find him. Drawn to the sound of her father's favourite tune, she and her boat are snatched from the sea by the scavenging giant Pigtails the pirate.
Written and illustrated by David Elliot (2001) Random HouseSydney's latest invention has caused Bill the whale to get stuck in a large hole on the beach. The other animals try to rescue him but nothing seems to work until Sydney has an idea!Sydney builds a hot air balloon that he attaches to Bill. Bill then blows the balloon full of air and Sydney, Bill and the balloon shoot up high into the air. Alas - too high! But Sydney comes to the rescue yet again and the whalebird finally crashes - safely - into the sea.
Edited by Jo Noble, illustrated by David Elliot (Random House 2000).
30 stories by New Zealand's top children's writers. Edited by Barbara and illustrated by David Elliot. Random House (NZ) 2002
Racing against time, three companions embark on separate, far-reaching quests. Elli must outwit a wrathful dragon and a deadly assassin on her search for a powerful crystal; Scree must confront the darkest secrets of his own past; and Tamwyn must journey into the heartwood of Avalon itself to discover the path to the highest branches-a path leading all the way to the stars. To succeed, they will need to solve Avalon's most elusive mysteries. And they will need to travel vast distances-both in their world and in their hearts.Source: Amazon
Uncle Trev used to tell me stories about the animals on his farm, his neighbour Gotta Henry, and the time the barbarians sacked the town. Between yarns, he’d go through Mum’s cupboards, helping himself to her gingernut biscuits and Louise cake... Source: Gecko Press