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Gus Gordon is an internationally acclaimed illustrator and author. He has illustrated and written over 80 books for children. His illustrations are known for their loose and energetic line work, mixed media and humour. His writing is always anthropomorphic. He attributes this to his love of Kenneth Grahame's Wind in The Willows.Gus's first picture book, Wendy, was a Notable Book in the 2010 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture Book of the Year Awards.His second picture book, Herman and Rosie, now published in twelve countries, has been internationally acclaimed and awarded.Somewhere Else was published by Penguin Random House Australia in 2016 and has won many awards internationally, including a 2017 CBCA Notable book and 2017 book of the year for 5-8 year olds in the Speech Pathology book awards in Australia.

Kylie is an award-winning graphic designer and artist from Perth, Western Australia. She was raised on an emu farm alongside her brother, a dog, sheep, several orphaned kangaroos and one very cheeky echidna. Kylie’s obsession with animals also extends underwater and she has braved lionfish in Egypt, piranha and pink dolphins in the Amazon, marine iguanas and hammerhead sharks in The Galapagos Islands and  swum with whale sharks and manta rays at Ningaloo, Western Australia. The textures for her books are created with her two adventurous young boys during their outdoor art sessions.  Fish Jam is her first picture book for children.