Michelle Worthington

Michelle Worthington: Michelle Worthington was born in Brisbane, Queensland and has lived there all her life. She enjoys traveling and has spent time studying in France where she lived for a year. Winner of the 1988 Little Swaggie Award and other Australian bush poetry competitions, she has been published in numerous Australian and International poetry anthologies. She has published several books in Australia. Since a very early age, she has shown a love of words, and has always excelled at English and Creative Writing, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from University of Queensland in 1996.

The stories she writes are like the stories she used to read when she was little with a modern twist. Her goal is to be a successful Australian author known for classically elegant, entertaining and compassionate stories for young children. She wrote Noah Chases the Wind for her oldest son and niece, who have both been diagnosed with autism.

Joseph Cowman: Joseph Cowman lives and paints in the hills and valleys of suburban Idaho. Joseph enjoys making school visits and giving students illustration lessons. He is a long-standing member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. He is the illustrator of Redleaf Lane's six Early Experiences picture books, and he is the illustrator of a 2011 book series published by Moonshoot. Joseph has also worked on several e-book applications and works on toy and environment design.