[1] She completed a Bachelor of Arts in linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, and later a Diploma in Teaching English as a Second Language.
[2] Following her studies, she taught English, travelled around Thailand and Europe and worked in a government department.
[4][5][6] They are sold in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the UK and the US and have been reviewed in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Boston Globe.
[8] Children’s bookseller John McIntyre included it in his list of essential titles for a child’s first library.
[10] Toucan Can was shortlisted for the 2014 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.