Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
Isobel Joy Te Aho-White (born 1988) is a New Zealand illustrator, artist and author.[1][2]
She is of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Kahungungu ki te Wairoa.[3] She illustrated Whiti: Colossal Squid of the Deep by Victoria Cleal, which won Best Children’s Book at the 2021 Whitley Awards for zoological literature.[4][5]
In 2025, three books illustrated by Te Aho-White were shortlisted for awards at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults: Ten Nosey Weka, written by Kate Preece, for the BookHub Picture Book Award; A Ariā me te Atua o te Kūmara, written by Witi Ihimaera and translated by Hēni Jacob, for the Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award for Te Reo Māori; and Ngā Kupenga a Nanny Rina, written by Qiane Matata-Sipu, also for the Te Kura Pounamu Award.[6][7]
Te Aho-White's book Whenua: Māori Pūrākau of Aotearoa won the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction at the 2026 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.[8]
References
- ↑ "Isobel Joy Te Aho-White - Writer's Files". Read NZ Te Pou Muramura. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Isobel Joy Te Aho-White". Te Papa. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Interview: Isobel Joy Te Aho-White talks about Matariki Around the World". NZ Booklovers. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Whiti: Colossal Squid of the Deep". Te Papa. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Whitley Awards 2021". Royal Zoological Society of NSW. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ The Spinoff Review of Books (16 July 2025). "'Immersed in stacks of picture books': Isobel Joy Te Aho-White's reading life". The Spinoff. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ Mabey, Claire (5 June 2025). "All the finalists in the 2025 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults". The Spinoff. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ Mabey, Claire (19 August 2026). "Live updates from the 2026 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults". The Spinoff. Retrieved 21 August 2026.