Emily Rodda is one of Australia's most successful, popular and versatile writers, who has won the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for a record five times. A former editor of The Women's Weekly, Emily is also the best-selling author of adult mysteries under her own name of Jennifer Rowe. Her children's books, for a range of ages and genres, exhibit a mastery of plot and character
Andrew McFarlane is an instantly recognisable personality to Australian film, television and theatre audiences. Over three decades on television he has become an icon of the Australian screen, having appeared in some of our most successful programs. His broad ranging appeal has delighted children for almost a decade on Play School. He also played beloved character John Sullivan in The Sullivans and Dr Tom Calaghan in The Flying Doctors, among many other memorable TV appearances. Andrew has also enjoyed a successful voiceover career that has included narrating many audiobooks.