Author:Maggie May Gordon was born and raised in Sydney. She commenced writing when she married and moved to a property on the western plains of NSW which she found very conducive to writing about the characters, flora and fauna of the Australian bush. An award-winning poet, her verses have been widely published and used in eisteddfod and radio presentations. Her lyrics have been performed on stage and television. Maggie is the original author & lyricist of Eureka! the Musical (Her Majesty’s, Melbourne 2004) which was nominated for Best Musical in the Robert Helpmann Awards for Australian Theatre 2005.Illustrator:Eric has always loved to draw. A self-taught artist with no formal training, he enjoys experimenting with different media. He takes inspiration from life and how he would like life to be. It is important to him to visualise an image through a child’s eyes – colour and surprise detail is essential. Artistic talent runs in the family; his grandfather worked with pastels and charcoal, and his mother used watercolour. During his formative years, Eric’s heroes were Walt Disney, Ralph Steadman, Heath Robinson, Hergé and M.C. Escher.
