Hush Say the Stars

Mandy graduated from the University of South Australia in 1992 completing a Bachelor of Design specialising in Illustration. She then made a beeline for the Adelaide Zoo beginning her career as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer enjoying a decade-long relationship with the Zoo Education Service. Other things Mandy did along the way include working as an Account Manager for high quality printing firms for 10 years and finishing artist for various advertising agencies. Mandy now works freelance full time and loves to share her passion for animals. She has illustrated many best-selling children’s books since 2008, predominantly with an Australian theme.

Margaret worked as a Junior Primary teacher and taught in Adelaide from 1971 to 1980. While Margaret was teaching, most of the picture books teachers used in the classroom were from overseas and mainly from the UK. However, in the 1980s, Australian picture books grew in numbers, especially with the publishing of One Woolly Wombat and Possum Magic. As a result, she was inspired to write a picture book to teach children about the phases of the moon from an Australian perspective. This idea became her first book, Bilby Moon, which was published in 2000. Her second book, Seadragon, was published in 2006.