The Little Things is a cartoon created by parents for parents, which
sympathises, commiserates and celebrates with parents, grandparents and carers
everywhere. Parenting is one of life’s most universal experiences, and there is
a huge appetite for these beautifully realized cartoons, which make people
laugh,
smile, and ultimately
celebrate the upside-down world of children and families.
Published for the first
time as a book, this amusing and engaging title is sure to appeal anyone who
has experienced the joys of raising children. The Little Things (Craig Potton Publishing) is priced at $14.99 RRP and is available in all good bookstores .
Launched in 2010 The Little Things is the most successful new cartoon to have
come out of New Zealand in many years, and
despite slashed budgets and shrinking readerships it has been picked up by a
range of newspapers in New
Zealand, Australia and the UK.
Author Matt Lawrey came
up with the idea for the cartoon one day while drinking beer and watching his
two sons do the mad
sorts of things little kids do. An exhaustive search of artists led him to
Peter Lole, a highly experienced professional illustrator, who importantly has three
children of his own.
About the authors
MATT LAWREY is an award-winning radio host, a weekly newspaper
columnist, and a film reviewer on a community newspaper. He has also worked on
television as a presenter of New Zealand’s national lottery, Lotto. He lives in Nelson with
his wife and two children.
PETER LOLE is originally from the UK. After studying at
the Coventry College of Art he has worked as an illustrator for over 30 years,
in the UK, Canada and New Zealand. He has three children, and lives with his wife in Nelson.
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