Author Archives: Amy Burrell
I am the author, illustrator and creator of the children's book 'Catch that Fly!' I am a designer/illustrator living in Wellington, New Zealand. I aim to create fun and educational stories for children about meal times and food in hopes of expanding children's understanding and relationships with food. -
Wellington Library Story Time Visit
Posted on August 19, 2012 by Amy Burrell in VisitsReading my masterpiece to the children of Wellington! I had the pleasure of reading my book at the Wellington Library preschool story time on Friday. There was a great turn out of kids and lots of fun had by everyone. After listening to […]
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Winner Announcement!
Posted on August 5, 2012 by Amy Burrell in CompetitionAs some of you may be aware everyone who ordered a copy of the book before the 1st August 2012 went in the draw to win a signed A3 print of one of the illustrations from the book. I am very excited to announce the winner! Congratulations! Gemma Barnes A big thank you to everyone […]
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My Little Readers
Posted on July 27, 2012 by Amy Burrell in Book DevelopmentsThe book has now been out for two weeks and sales are growing by the day. But I thought I would write a small post about some of the feedback and stories of the children reading the book. I had the pleasure of reading it to two very lovely and polite children last night, a […]
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First Week Amazing!
Posted on July 21, 2012 by Amy Burrell in Book DevelopmentsBig thanks to everyone for the awesome support over the last week! I have been getting a lot of orders and hearing some lovely stories about where and who the books are for. One to a GP Doctors office for sick kids to read, one going to a sponsor child in India, a few for […]
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WIN a Print of an Illustration from the Book
Posted on July 15, 2012 by Amy Burrell in CompetitionOrder your copy of the book before the 1st July 2012 and be in the draw to WIN a signed A3 print of your favorite illustration. I will be giving away a very special signed A3 print to one lucky owner of ‘Catch that Fly!’ Make sure you order now to make sure you qualify […]
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Colour like Crazy
Posted on July 15, 2012 by Amy Burrell in ActivitiesFor all the artistic children out there, here is a colouring in sheet from the book. Make sure you send me a photo of it once its complete and I will put it up on the site. I am keen to see what bright and colourful creations can be made so don’t be shy! I […]
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Your Child could be a Character in my Next Book!
Posted on July 12, 2012 by Amy Burrell in CompetitionI have just created a competition giving all my subscribers the chance to enter their child in the draw to be a character in my next book. I am in the process of writing my next book and enjoy using real people as inspiration for my characters. All you have to do is subscribe to […]
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The books are HERE!
Posted on July 7, 2012 by Amy Burrell in Book DevelopmentsI had a very exciting day yesterday with the long awaited arrival of 1000 copies of my very first children’s book ‘Catch that fly!‘ I received a phone call from the courier at about 1.30pm saying they would be there in 20mins. I jumped on my bike and roared down the road to the drop […]
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