Buttercups and Daisies, a children's reader written and illustrated by Avis Acres (26 March 1910 - 15 October 1994). Thyra Avis Mary McNeil, more commonly known as Avis Acres produced The Twinkle Twins and other cartoons for the Auckland Star in her early twenties, samples here. Acres also produced three popular Hutu and Kawa books in the 1950's and Opo The Gay Dolphin published by A. H. & A. W. Reed. Through to the late seventies Acres was also active as a magazine cartoonist, painter, wrote radio scripts, articles and commercial art for various outlets.