Shoo Cat

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.

Ann James is one of Australia’s best-known illustrators, and many of her books have been successful internationally, including A Coat of Cats (by Jerri Kroll), the Midnight Babies books and the Penny Pollard Diaries (by Robin Klein). She works in a variety of media, from watercolours to vibrant pastels.