Author:Pat Simmons is a writer of poetry, short stories, flash fiction and picture books for children. She lives in Scarborough on the NSW South Coast with her menagerie of dogs, cats and assorted mini beasts. Her formal qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in children’s services and an Advanced Diploma in Community Service Management. She has worked with children in a variety of childcare and museum settings and has also taught child studies at TAFE. Her poetry and short stories have been published inanthologies andchildren’s l iterary magazines including NSW School Magazine, Alphabet Soup and Looking Glass Magazine. She has won writer competitions in Australia and the UK. Website: http://www.patsimmonswriter.com.auIllustrator:Katrin is Germany-born and raised but moved to Australia with her husband and three children. She now lives in a wooden house on stilts next to a creek filled with snakes, strange sounding birds and poisonous toads, and she hopes to spot a koala one day.
