A powerful and uplifting story about loving friendship, even through the hardest of times.
Christopher Cheng (Author)
Christopher Cheng dwells in an inner-city Sydney terrace and writes
fiction and non-fiction for children full time. He is Co-Chair of
the International Advisory Board for the Society of Children's Book
Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). He has a Master of Arts in
Children's Literature and has been a Literacy Ambassador for the
Federal Government's Literacy and Numeracy Week initiative.
His picture book One Tree, illustrated by Bruce Whatley, was
shortlisted in the 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, and is a
CBCA Notable Book. One Child, illustrated by Steven Woolman, won
the Wilderness Society Environment Award for Picture Books
(Australia) and the Skipping Stones Honour Book (USA). Christopher
also worked with Sarah Davis on the critically acclaimed picture
book Sounds Spooky which won an Aurealis Award in the picture book
category and is a CBCA Notable Book.
Stephen Michael King (Illustrator)
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.
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