Bob Darroch

Bob Darroch (born 1940) is an illustrator, author and cartoonist from New Zealand. He writes and illustrates the popular Little Kiwi series of children's books (first published 2001), for which he received the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award in 2015.[1][2] Darroch's cartoons have appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Whangarei Report, Hutt News, Napier Daily Telegraph, Christchurch Star and Timaru Herald.[3][4] He has also illustrated two jigsaw puzzles.[5]

In 2017, McDonald's New Zealand began offering one of his books as a part of the Happy Meal menu.[6]

  1. ^ "Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award". www.storylines.org.nz. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ^ Forster, Sarah (2 April 2015). "Author interview with Bob Darroch, author of the Little Kiwi books". Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Bob Darroch | New Zealand Cartoon Archive". www.cartoons.org.nz. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. ^ "ATL: Unpublished Collections". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. ^ Bennett, Joanne (29 August 2013). "Artist's jigsaws fill in missing pieces". Stuff. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Books on the menu at McDonald's". Retrieved 19 May 2023.