Jill Ethel Eggleton is a New Zealand children's book author, teacher and education consultant. She received the

Margaret Mahy Award The Margaret Mahy Award, officially the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and Lecture Award, is a New Zealand literary prize presented to a person who has made a significant contribution to children's literature, publishing or literacy. Presented ann ...

in 2015 for ''Everyone Has A Story.'' Eggleton has authored over 800 children's books; in 2009 alone she wrote 60 books. She was appointed Companion of the

Queen's Service Order The Queen's Service Order, established by royal warrant of Queen Elizabeth II on 13 March 1975, is used to recognise "valuable voluntary service to the community or meritorious and faithful services to the Crown or similar services within the pu ...

(QSO) in the

2010 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 2010 were announced on 31 December 2009 in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Barbados, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Saint Lucia, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Christopher and NevisSaint Christ ...

"for services to education and literacy". Eggleton lives in Parnell,

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Publications

Eggleton's many books for children include: * ''Mrs Pye's Pool,'' Sunshine Multimedia (Australia) Pty Ltd, Thomastown, Victoria, 2015 * ''Big Bubba'', Global Education Systems Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, 2016 * Silly Billy, Global Education Systems Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, 2015 * A New Bed, Sunshine Multimedia (Australia) Pty Ltd, Thomastown, Victoria, 2015 * ''Wake UP Cow'', Global Education Systems Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, 2015

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* Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century New Zealand women writers Companions of the Queen's Service Order Writers from Auckland Living people New Zealand women children's writers {{NewZealand-writer-stub