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Isaac du Toit

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Born

Wellington, New Zealand

Website

https://isaac-dutoit.weebly.com

Genre

Children's, Fiction, Picture Books

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Member Since

January 2019

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Isaac du Toit is a New Zealand artist and author who creates picture books using handmade dioramas.

His children's nonfiction picture book, Alice and the Strange Bird (published January 2025), was a finalist for the Russell Clark Award for Illustration in the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

He illustrated The Long Walk , released in December 2025 by He Ara Pukerua (The Pukerua Bay Heritage Group). In 2024, he published Possum Boots , a creative twist on the fairy tale The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs.

Isaac lives in Greater Wellington, in the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. ...more

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Alice and the Strange Bird

I'm very excited to finally share my new nonfiction children’s picture book! It's been a long time in the making.

" Alice and the Strange Bird " tells the story of seven-year-old Alice McKenzie, who saw and interacted with a strange bird on the beach at Martins Bay, an isolated part of the South Island in 1880.

https://bookhub.co.nz/p/alice-and-the...

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Average rating: 4.3 · 40 ratings · 6 reviews · 31 distinct works

	A Children’s Guide to Splendour by Isaac du Toit (Goodreads Author), Megan du Toit 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2016 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of Sarah McMurray it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Noah Edward Time Traveling Adventure (Noah Edward #1) by Isaac du Toit (Goodreads Author), Paddy Rockell (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Noah Edward and the Awful Orphanage (Noah Edward, #5) by Isaac du Toit (Goodreads Author), Paddy Rockell (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Children’s Guide to the Jewellery [and Art] of Lisa Walker by Isaac du Toit (Goodreads Author), Megan du Toit 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Noah Edward Omnibus (Noah Edward #1-5) by Isaac du Toit (Goodreads Author), Paddy Rockell (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Possum Boots it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alice and the Strange Bird it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Living Museum really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Ancestors really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“One of the most popular legends was the tale of Lady Alexandra Greenwood, who was said to appear whenever something grave was about to happen. Her apparition was supposedly last witnessed weeping in the darkness of the cellar on the night before the death of Mrs Humphrey Devereux.”
― Isaac du Toit, The Greenwood Ghosts

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“So next time you go to a museum, keep your eyes open; you never know what you will see.”
― Isaac du Toit, The Living Museum

tags: childrens-book-quotes, fiction, museums, picture-books, the-living-museum

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“Child detective Noah Edward was standing in front of his new home. It was an old-fashioned building made of brick. It had a tall, spiky wrought iron fence. There was a billboard attached to the side of the fence. It read “Richard Seddon’s Home for Vulnerable Children.”
― Isaac du Toit, Noah Edward and the Awful Orphanage

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