Giselle Clarkson is an award-winning author, illustrator and comic artist living in South Wairarapa. Giselle blends humour with detailed observation to achieve her signature style. She is a cartoonist for NZ Geographic magazine and a regular contributor to the NZ School Journal. In 2023 she was made an Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureate, receiving the Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award for an outstanding contribution to New Zealand children’s books. Her first book as author-illustrator — The Observologist: A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific Expeditions — has been translated into 10 languages. Her latest book Omnibird: An Avian Investigator’s Handbook was published in 2025.