The story follows Derek as he goes on an adventure with a newfound friend, the Spotted Quoll. Derek comes across the Quoll while she is searching for food and he offers to help. Derek and the Quoll wander through the Australian bush until they find a food source for the quoll, some witchetty grubs hidden inside a large rotten tree stump. Once the Quoll has had her meal Derek takes her back to her nest, where she bunks down for the night. Derek then treks off home.
Zoé Clemann-Santa was born in Budapest, Hungary to Australian and Hungarian parents. Zoé has spent most of her ten years travelling between the two countries. As well as her school studies Zoé’s interests include singing, performing and acrobatics, plus outdoor activities such as climbing and hiking. Zoé has performed in the Hungarian dubbing (voice over) industry lending her voice to international TV programs and films. A little Aussie at heart, Zoè also spends her spare time with her dog, Kicsi (which means small in Hungarian).
Glenn Clemann was born and bred in Melbourne. From an early age Glenn took an interest in the arts and occasionally acted in television and movies. Glenn is also an avid writer and has compiled a number of poems over the years. In addition to the poetry and childrens book, Glenn has also completed a feature length screenplay and drafted a few others. When not scribbling poetry and ideas on scrap pieces of paper, Glenn enjoys mechanics, home renovations and the Chinese martial art, Kungfu. Illustrator: Emma Stuart has been illustrating Children’s books for the past 20 years. In this time she has illustrated over 150 books. Published by Hachette, New Frontier, Little steps, Brolly Books and Book Group, Emma has also recently worked on a title for the Duchess of York through Serenity Press. Emma works primarily with water colours, but also works with acrylics, oils, pen and ink and pencil. Her characters are full of life and bring a real sense of ‘light heartedness’ to the reader.
* Derek the Dingo was written as a fun idea conjured up by Zoé and her Dad Glenn as a cute bedtime story while they both dreamed of life in Australia. * The story highlights a less commonly known Australian mammal, the Quoll. Some quolls are also endangered. * This book is aimed at preschool children and will create interest through the beautiful illustrations, the cute and informative story and the rhyming sentences. * Derek the Dingo has more adventures planned and future books will highlight the plight of critically endangered animals and also how to be careful around some of Australia’s more dangerous animals. Publicity: * Social media campaigns. * Traditional media campaigns .
* https://ferntreegully.mailcommunity.com.au/entertainment/2023-03-31/meet-derek-the-dingo-a-labour-of-love-between-a-bayswater-dad-and-his-daughter/
