Like most children’s authors, David Lawrence started out as a financial analyst! He went from creating profit-and-loss statements to performing stand-up comedy and TV writing, including comedy festival shows in 2002 and 2003 about running the Melbourne marathon.
David penned his first book in 2007. Since then, he has written another 13 fun-filled children’s books aimed at engaging reluctant readers. Titles include the Ball Stars series written in collaboration with Basketball Australia, and the Maxi the Lifeguard books, written with Trent Maxwell, aka Bondi Rescue’s Lifeguard Maxi.
David is passionate about children’s literacy and is a proud ambassador of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. As an ambassador he works with children in remote communities to help them tell their own stories and write their own books.
PJ Reece is an Australian illustrator whose past work includes illustration for Blake Education, and designing greeting cards which sold at various retail outlets. His traditional pen/pencil and wash style illustrations have evolved into digital illustrations using an iPad and drawing app.
PJ’s previous picture books include A Boy, His Bear and a Bully and The Humongous Humdingle Family and the Tiny House, both with EK Books.
Cherie Dignam has always loved drawing and works in a variety of mediums including coloured pencils and watercolour. However, she is at her happiest with a good old-fashioned dip pen and ink. When she’s not working to keep her pet cat Boris supplied with endless tins of tuna, Cherie creates from her home, a short walk from the beach in sunny Perth, Australia.
