Dawn McMillan likes to write both serious and silly books, non-fiction and fiction.
Many of her children’s books have a focus on animals and evoke Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural environment such as the bilingual series featuring There’s a Weta on my Sweater/He Wētā kei runga i tōku Paraka.
Dawn’s success with humour began with Why do Dogs Sniff Bottoms?, illustrated by Ross Kinnaird, and winner of the Children’s Choice award at the 2003 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards. The fun stories and success with Ross continued in the Bum series of picture books — I Need a New Bum! has been translated into seven languages and along with its companions are international bestsellers.
Dawn has published more than 37 picture books and over 200 reader and educational scripts.
