Frances Watts

FRANCES WATTS was born in Switzerland and grew up in Australia. She is the author of a number of children's books, including Kisses for Daddy and Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books, both of which won acclaim from the Children's Book Council of Australia. Learn more about her writing at franceswatts.com.

ANN JAMES is an award-winning illustrator of over 60 children's books. She is the co-founder, with Ann Haddon, of Books Illustrated, a Melbourne gallery focused on Australian children's book illustration. Together in 2000, James and Haddon were awarded the Pixie O'Harris Award for distinguished service to Australian children's literature. In 2003, James received the Dromkeen Medal, for her work in promoting Australian children's book illustration. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.