Juliette MacIver facts for kids
Juliette MacIver is a New Zealand author who writes fun picture books for children. Her books have received many great reviews and have been nominated for several awards. Her book That’s Not a Hippopotamus! even won a top award in 2017 at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Juliette has four children and lives close to the sea near Wellington, New Zealand.
About Juliette MacIver
Juliette MacIver grew up in Wellington, a city in New Zealand. She went to Victoria University of Wellington where she studied linguistics, which is all about how language works. Later, she also learned how to teach English to people who speak other languages.
After finishing her studies, Juliette taught English. She also traveled quite a bit, exploring places like Thailand and different countries in Europe. For a while, she worked for the government too.
Juliette is married and has four children. She lives with her family by the sea near Wellington. She started writing books after her third child was born. She found that writing picture books was a perfect fit for her life while looking after young children.
Juliette MacIver's books are known for their clever rhymes and their happy, playful style. Her books are sold in many countries, including New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US. Famous newspapers like the Wall Street Journal and New York Times have even reviewed her work!
Awards and Special Mentions
Many of Juliette MacIver's picture books have won or been nominated for important book awards. Some have also been named Storylines Notable Books, which means they are highly recommended.
Her book Marmaduke Duck and the Marmalade Jam was nominated for the Crystal Kite Award. It was also a finalist for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in 2011. A children's bookseller named John McIntyre even said it was an essential book for a child's first library!
Another one of her books, Marmaduke Duck and Bernadette Bear, was a finalist for the LIANZA Book Awards in 2012. Toucan Can was nominated for the 2014 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. And Gwendolyn! was also a finalist for the same awards in 2017.
Juliette's book That’s Not a Hippopotamus! won the top prize in the picture book category at the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. More recently, Duck Goes Meow was a finalist for the same award in 2023.
