November 2015
STRIPES! NO, SPOTS!
Vasanti Unka
When Tiger and Leopard disagree, the jungle turns to mayhem. How can
peace be restored? A fabulous new picture book from Vasanti Unka, awardwinning author of The Boring Book.
Tiger claims that stripes are best. Leopard insists that spots are tops. Their squabble turns
Published
2 November 2015
Puffin
RRP $25.00
into a quarrel; the quarrel becomes a battle; and, by lunchtime, the jungle is a complete
mess. Monkey calls a meeting of the Jungle Council and all the animals put their heads
together to come up with a plan. Their cunningly stylish way of resolving matters will bring
out the best in everyone . . . well, almost everyone.
Stripes! No, Spots! is a gorgeously colourful, fabulously fashion-conscious and shrewdly
funny new picture book from the award-winning author of The Boring Book, which is sure to
delight and entertain children ages 3 –10 as well as grown-ups with great taste.
‘Absolutely crazy!’ – Bird
‘More enthralling than War and Peace.’ – Elephant
‘An awfully messy tale.’ – Monkey
More about Vasanti Unka
Vasanti Unka is an acclaimed designer and illustrator based in Auckland. She is the
illustrator of The Bean’s Story by Tatiana Aslund, which was a 2008 Storylines notable book,
and Hill & Hole by Kyle Mewburn. Hill & Hole was shortlisted for the 2011 New Zealand
Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, won the LIANZA Russell Clark award the
same year, and also won the Gerard Reid Award for Best Book at the PANZ Book Design
Awards. The Boring Book (Puffin 2013), which Vasanti both wrote and illustrated, won the
Margaret Mahy Book of the Year, at the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and
Young Adults 2014, and was listed in the 2014 White Raven Catalogue of best children’s
books published around the world.
For further information contact: Liz West
lwest@penguinrandomhouse.co.nz
09 442 7453
www.randomhouse.co.nz www.penguin.co.nz