The Teddy Bear Sleepover is on in less than two weeks: Do you have your ticket?
By University Book Shop Otago | Posted: Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
Meet repeat Sleepy Storyteller, Emma Wood!
Emma loves writing for kids because she thinks they're the most awesome people on the planet! She also enjoys splashing around at the beach and travelling. As well as writing children's books, Emma reviews the latest children's literature titles for the Otago Daily Times, and works behind the scenes at The Playhouse Theatre.
Emma's debut picture book "Tulip and Doug: Friends for (Almost) Ever" made global headlines when New Zealand's then-Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, gifted it to Prince William for his children. Its quirky and heart-warming sequel, Tulip and Sprout: A Growing Friendship, hit the shelves in 2023.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Tulip was famous in her neighbourhood for two reasons:
1. She was a fearless adventurer.
2. She went everywhere with a seriously strange sidekick-a potato, called Doug!
Tulip and Doug are inseparable, until catastrophe strikes and Tulip loses her best spuddy buddy. She is inconsolable, until she makes a new friend. A boy. With a pet rock ... called Susan. Illustrated by Carla Martell.
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