The Strange Little Monster and the Swamp Goblin: Aussie Nibbles

Sue Whiting is a former primary school teacher who now works in children's publishing. In the last ten years she has written more than sixty books, ranging from picture books and nonfiction to chapter books and novels for upper primary. Some of her more recent titles are Freaky, Taming Butterflies, The Firefighters (illustrated by Donna Rawlins) and Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. She lives with her husband and two children in a small village south of Sydney.

Stephen Michael King has been described as an artist who 'draws from the inside out', and it is this gentle, intuitive truth that gives heart and playfulness to his work. Stephen Michael King is an internationally renowned, award-winning author and illustrator whose career has spanned over thirty years, producing more that one hundred titles. He has worked with a stable of Australia's best children's book authors including Glenda Millard, Margaret Wild, Nick Bland, Peter Carey and Tim Winton. Books that Stephen Michael King has written and illustrated include: Three; Rainbow Bear; Mutt Dog!; Leaf; and Milly, Jack and the Dancing Cat. His books have been translated into over twenty languages, and he is frequently honoured in children's book award categories – including winning the CBCA Book of the year, and the Prime Minister's Literary Award.