Look, Baby!

Penny Matthews has worked for many years in children’s book publishing, and is now a freelance editor and writer. Her first picture book, “Moving On”, was published in 1993, and was followed by four more picture books, three chapter books and two junior novels. In 2003 “A Year on Our Farm”, illustrated by Andrew McLean, was the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year (Early Childhood) and an Honour Book in the Picture Book of the Year awards. Penny is married, has two grown-up children, and lives in Adelaide.

Cheryl Orsini has illustrated and designed several titles for children, including Happy as Larry, I Wish I’d Danced with Anna Pavlova and My Funky Fishing Book. As an accomplished graphic designer she has worked for a variety of clients in the theatre, film and music industries. Cheryl lives in Sydney with her husband and baby daughter, and is very happy to ‘colour in’ for the rest of her days.