Kris Herbert

Kris Herbert is a journalist and storyteller who works across disciplines and media formats. She has travelled to Antarctica to write about science and helped large brands tell their stories. She has created immersive non-fiction apps and writes children’s fiction and non-fiction. Kris is the founder of Our Stories Project, a charitable trust that connects communities through oral history storytelling projects and delivers audio story experiences via its website. Born in California, Kris moved to New Zealand with her husband in 1997. She is motivated to write picture books by the magical moment of bedtime stories, or what she refers to as the snuggly bridge between frazzled parenting and the heart-swelling perfection of a sleeping child. “What a privilege – and responsibility – to be part of that transition, hopefully in a way that is a delightful experience for both the parent and the child. In my experience, the best children’s books also become part of a family’s identity and lexicon. This is what I am striving for.”