Janice Bowles is a Sydney-based illustrator and graphic designer whose life has revolved around creating books and images for over 20 years. Besides picture books, she has illustrated magazines, graded readers and educational series for..

John Larkin is a multi-award-winning author. His 2012 novel The Shadow Girl won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, and The Pause won the 2015 Queensland Literary Award and was short-listed for the CBCA Book of..

Educated at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Jules Ober has brought her musical sensitivity into the visual world as an image-maker working between Australia & Europe across platforms as diverse as fine art printmaking, photography,..

French/Australian Pierre-Jacques Ober comes from a 30-year international career as an independent producer and director in film and television. Pierre-Jacques and Jules Ober have turned their creative energy to books, using a unique method of..

Andrew McLean studied at Prahran Technical College and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He taught art to high school students before becoming a teacher of painting and drawing at Chisholm Institute in Caulfield, Victoria...

Ellie Royce is an internationally published author of books for kids: ‘The most important people in the world.’ Ellie believes in the power of books and stories to change lives for the better and reads..

Kylie is an inaugural recipient of a mentorship through Raising Literacy Australia’s Emerging Author and Illustrator Mentoring Project and is an advocate for childhood literacy. She has been awarded first prize in the CYA Conference..

Peta Baxter and Connie Hemmens are passionate and dedicated Early Childhood Educators who teach at a kindergarten in North Queensland and have approximately 20 years’ experience educating young children. Frankie Goes to Kindergarten, published by Ford..

Marjory Gardner is a Melbourne-based illustrator, with a soft spot for her furry friends. She loved drawing Frankie and his kindy pals, in Frankie Goes to Kindergarten, adding pattern and detail to create a vibrant,..