Feeling Blue

With a feature film, sixteen half hours of television drama, and fourteen books to his credit, Trevor Todd’s work has reached millions of people worldwide. Devil’s Gate, a psychological thriller feature film which he co-wrote, was filmed in Scotland and starred Laura Fraser. His Glad Rags, a 13 part children’s television series, was broadcast on the BBC, Nickelodeon UK and on the Nine Network in Australia.

In 1994 he won the Australian Writers Guild AWGIE for Best Children’s Television Drama with Old Sam, Jasper And Mr Frank, which was also published by Penguin. In 1996 he took up an Australian Film Commission Creative Nation Fellowship and traveled to Britain to work at Pinewood Studios. He was a guest speaker at the Second World Summit on Television for Children in London in 1998. His books have been translated into Japanese, Korean and Danish.

Trevor is married to psychotherapist and writer, Katie Eden Todd, to whom this book is dedicated, and they live in Western Australia. When not writing he enjoys playing his guitar and singing old Beatles’ songs.

Mark Eatwell first started taking photos in Bedfordale, Western Australia several years ago. He was enjoying the local bushland on his walks, and began to share photos of the beautiful wildlife he saw on Facebook. Mark first spotted Old Blue, who is on the cover of this book, in 2016. Since then, he has spent hours photographing Old Blue and his family. He has watched their chicks play games and nestle together to keep warm in winter. He has seen the male chicks mature to develop their bright blue plumage, and leave the nest to start their own families.

Mark’s photos and videos have been shared worldwide. The Bedfordale Bush Market and BirdLife Australia have included his photos in their calendars. The City of Armadale has used Mark’s photos in their promotional materials, and his photos have appeared in Aviary Life, and on several Facebook pages for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Geographic. He dedicates this book to his wife Gillian, his daughter Katherine, and of course Old Blue, for being a good friend.