20 Sep 2020

Cartoonist and illustrator Shaun Yeo

From Standing Room Only, 12:42 pm on 20 September 2020

Cartoonist Shaun Yeo caught the nation's attention when his drawing of a crying kiwi in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque attacks went viral.

He's now producing daily cartoons for the Otago Daily Times and in his spare time, he's been working on two childrens' books.

Pigs in Sheds is a Kiwi retelling of "The Three Little Pigs" that Shaun produced with Peter Millet.  They'd previously worked together on The ANZAC Biscuit Man.

And Midmost Marvin that Shaun created with Callan Goodall is about a young skateboarder desperate to win the heart of Millie by attempting a dangerous stunt.

Lynn Freeman asked Shaun Yeo if he found it easy to come up with his cartoon style.

Midmost Marvin and Pigs in Sheds are both published by Bateman Books.