Jack Lasenby lives in Wellington, spinning yarns and telling tales to delight children of all ages. He was born and grew up in Waharoa, where he watched drovers and their remarkable dogs taking mobs of cattle and sheep past his own house.
Jack has received numerous honours for his writing. The Battle of Pook Island won the Junior Fiction category in the New Zealand Post Book Awards in 1997; Taur , won the Young Adult category in 1999; Aunt Effie and the Island that Sank won the Junior Fiction category in 2002. In 2003, Jack was awarded the Margaret Mahy Medal
. Jack Lasenby books published by Cape Catley |