Winner of Russell Clark Award 1992.

Sandra Morris has contributed illustrations to a number of children's books and has written and illustrated several of her own including Discovering New Zealand Birds, Pohutukawa, Godwit's Journey and Sensational Survivors. Sandra gained a Graduate Diploma in Plant and Wildlife Illustration from the University of Newcastle, Australia. She has since travelled to many interesting places, such as the sub-Antarctic Islands, to fulfil her passion for field sketching. Sandra now runs the Sandra Morris Illustration Agency, and teaches illustration and botanical art. She currently lives in Auckland.