Kirsty Paxton

Biography

Kirsty Paxton is a children’s book author living and working in Toronto, Canada, although originally hailing from South Africa. Her work is greatly inspired by her home country, drawing on African themes and tales to express her innermost stories. She has written and published Why is there a Hole in the Wall? with Book Dash, prior to her popular publication The Chalk Giraffe with Megan Lötter. She is currently working on several more titles in similar vein.