Crunch! Kaboom!

Alison Mutton studied illustration and design at Curtin University and has been illustrating books for kids big and small since 2008. She works from a tiny studio in her back yard, supervised by her dog Myrna, and when she’s not drawing she likes to play the piano, needle felt and dance the Lindy Hop. With Lisa Van Der Wielen, Alison won the 2022 SCBWI Spark Award for best picture book for ‘Little Dune’. ‘Looking for Lily’ with Kristy Nita Brown won second place in the CYA Conference Younger Readers Chapter Book category and was nominated for the 2023 WAYBRA Book Awards. Alison enjoys the challenge of illustrating books on varied topics, bringing author’s words to life and learning new things with each project.

Clodagh Starr was born and raised in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand. She’s been a writer since she was in primary school, and has written plays, short stories and films for audiences big and small. When she’s not writing, Clodagh loves spending time with her wife, her cheeky nephews, and a very spoilt black cat named Tonks. Crunch! Kaboom! is her first work of fiction for children.

Conor Mills was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and made the move to Perth, Western Australia shortly after graduating from university to explore a career path in the Mining and Technology industries. Today, he calls New York City home, where he lives with his partner Dani and their son Felix.