David Lawrence

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.

David lives in Melbourne, Australia.

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.

PJ lives in Tomerong, Australia.