21-year-old Alexandra Worth was born and bred in a Queensland little country town, where she came to appreciate the beauty a country place has to offer and thus became an outdoorsy person. She swims five to six days a week, which allows to take her mind off ‘the busyness of life’ and just feel the chlorine run over her skin. Ever since she was a child, Alexandra had always dreamt of writing children’s books one day, which became more apparent during her hospital stay after having a life-saving open heart surgery. The atmosphere of being in a children’s hospital and reading a lot of children’s books as a young girl set the foundation for achieving one of her biggest dreams. Heart of Gold is Alexandra’s first children’s book, with more titles to come. Amy has loved to draw from a young age and often made up games based around drawing to entertain her younger brother and cousins. Her artistic talent was noticed and then accepted into fashion and textile design in high school and later at TAFE. When she became a mother, she fell in love with picture book illustration, and realised what her true potential could be. Amy and has developed a few distinct styles and is always playing with new techniques to expand her repertoire. When Amy’s not doing her favourite thing (illustrating picture books) she’s badly roller skating, or attempting a handstand while her kids whizz around her at great speed.
