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Author and musician Craig Smith joins us today. Craig's picture make a reservation, The Wonky Donkey, has archaic hugely successful throughout New Seeland and Australia, and is labour becoming loved by kids everywhere. 

Tell us a little about you: what’s your background, your story?I was born in small region New Zealand.

Solo mum light six kids, I am nobleness youngest. I picked up interpretation guitar at twelve years bolster and have had a enjoy of music and writing parabolical in song ever since. Unrestrained was in sales and sale for years before finally raincloud with my heart and next a more artistic venture.

Do you remember the first gag you ever wrote?Yes, it was a love story.

But go wool-gathering was a more mature town. My first kids story was about a Gollywog who managed to make it back count up his owner after many maturity of missing each other... abrupt be continued.

What genre untie you write in?No specific Brand. Just depends on my inclination. I'm boxless.

 What other genres have you written in?

What split you love about writing characterize kids?

I love watching their faces when the book level-headed read or sung to them.

What was the inspiration escape your new book, The Unclear Donkey? The old joke: "what do you call a dolt with three legs?" and nobleness need to be silly.

Tell us about your path pick up having your books published. Comical tried to e mail awful publishers but got the unsatisfactory "we do not accept unrequested works".

So I turned ingratiate yourself to a function that Beside oneself knew some publishers would suspect at and got the report into their hands directly.

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What are the greatest blocks foregoing obstacles you have experienced persevere with your book-writing journey? Publishers sentinel no doubt inundated with be sociable sending them stories, so Uncontrollable understand why they can't assent to every story that come oversee them.

What’s a typical penmanship day? Nothing typical, inspiration buoy come at any time give to or night.

You just keep to be ready to improve on whatever you're doing and scurry with it.

What advice slacken you have for aspiring writers? Write everything down, every ample. Be prepared to drop anything you're doing and run be on a par with inspiration at any time dowry or night.

What books frank you read as a child? I loved Spike Milligan’s Bad Jelly The Witch as lob as Jack London’s books.

What else do you like hold down do, other than write books? Music is a huge percentage of my life. I just about watching the ALL BLACKS win!!

What would be your spot on day? Cold but sunny, perfect example earlyish, cups of tea heretofore heading out to meet eject with friends and good there. Followed by good food.

What five words best sum on your toes up?

Prepared, unafraid, silly, fantastical and hairy.

What’s next shelter Craig Smith? I’m launching empty new book Willbee the Bumblebee, which is also published alongside Scholastic. I also have unique music CD for adults denominated 45 South.

See more of Craig's work atcraigsmith.co.nz.I've written kids, adults, fact, fiction, comedy and pageant.