Basketball Buddies

Felice Arena grew up in the small Victorian town of Kyabram. He went on to study at La Trobe University in Bendigo, Victoria. Felice graduated as a primary school teacher, but decided instead to pursue his love of acting and writing. Among other things, he played Marco Alessi in ‘Neighbours’ for a year; starred in many London West End musicals and made guest appearances on many television dramas as well as presenting a children’s TV show. Felice has written many popular and award-winning children’s books.

David Cox grew up in outback Queensland where he spent some years working on sheep and cattle stations. At the age of twenty-one he set off to England to study art at St Martins School of Art. His first illustration commission was with Puffin Books in the UK that same year.