Dr Gary Crew is Associate Professor (Creative Writing) at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Living in the mountainous subtropical village of Maleny, Gary is an internationally published and awarded author, winning the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award four times, twice for his novels and twice for his illustrated books. He is crazy about dogs, especially Jack Russell terriers. Also by Gary Crew: Strange Objects Finding Home The Cuckoo In the Beech Forest.

Growing up in country Victoria, Naomi Turvey has always been inspired by the natural environment surrounding her, often combining these elements with whimsical fairytale-like creatures in her illustrations. Naomi completed her Diploma of illustration at Chisholm Institute in 2012.