Wandering Star

Natalie Jane Prior is the author of numerous books for children, both fiction and non-fiction. She has also written and reviewed exclusively on Australian children’s literature. She lives in Brisbane with her husband and young daughter, where she works as a full-time writer.

Stephen Michael King’s hugely successful first picture book THE MAN WHO LOVED BOXES, won the Family Award for Children’s Books in 1996, and was shortlisted in the Crichton Award for Children’s Book Illustration. Stephen’s BEETLE SOUP has also been shortlisted by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. Stephen works mainly with watercolours and ink. He’s also partially deaf and very handsome.