Pimple-Head and Curly

Adelaide writer Ian Bone has an extensive, award-winning background in children’s television, producing drama and situation comedy. He began writing Young Adult and children’s literature while at the ABC and has had a number of books published. His previous Lothian Books are the critically acclaimed ‘Fat Boy Saves World’, CBC Notable Book of 1999, ‘The Puppet’ in the After Dark series, his humorous Takeaways novel, ‘Spy Babies’, ‘Killer Plot’ in the Crime Waves series and the powerful YA novel, ‘Tin Soldiers’ which is shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literature Awards.

Craig Smith has an excellent track record as a children’s book illustrator. He first teamed with Gary Crew to provide a remarkable interpretation of Troy Thompson’s Excellent Peotry Book and Troy Thompson’s Radical Prose Folio. His more recent awards include CBC Honour Book: Younger Readers (1999) for Bob the Builder and the Elves, Shortlisted CBC Book of the Year: Younger Readers for Billy the Punk (1996) and Shortlisted CBC for Not Again, Dad by Thurley Fowler (1995). Craig has also recently illustrated the Paul Jennings titles: The Cabbage Patch Fib and The Cabbage Patch War, and Sniffy the Sniffer Dog (Lothian Books, 2003) in Lothian’s Start-Ups series.