Lullabies for Bedtime

Doris is an Adelaide-based Illustrator, Designer, Writer and Letterer with a Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication. Working by hand in watercolour and ink, she has a penchant for whimsical animal characters, hand-generated type, wordplay and visual pun. Baby Dance is Doris’ first published work.

Katrina began writing books by accident when a story in her head wouldn’t go away. She wrote it down to set it free. This story went on to become Katrina’s first picture book Big Rain Coming. Her stories have won notable book commendations from the CBCA and Big Rain Coming has been published around the world, remaining in print over a decade after its release.

Phil is an award-winning author who developed a love of children’s literature when working as a teacher. It was during this time that Phil decided to write a children’s book. He soon discovered that it wasn’t easy, and after seven years of rejection, Phil’s first book Goodness Gracious!, illustrated by Craig Smith, was published by Omnibus/Penguin in 1989. Since then, Phil has written over sixty books for children. His most recent titles include Echidna Jim Went For A Swim, Be Brave Pink Piglet, Anzac Biscuits, Ride, Ricardo, Ride!, Bridie’s Boots, and Boy.

Susan was born in 1969 in the Tuna fishing town of Port Lincoln on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula and her family ties are to the Kokata, Wirangu and Mirning groups from the Far-Western Nullarbor Plains of South Australia. For many years Susan worked as a contemporary artist and designer for the Aboriginal design company Balarinji during which time she designed Qantas’ iconic Boeing 747 jet (named Nalanji Dreaming) as well as producing the design “Sweet Water” for Coca Cola’s 2m Coke bottle statue (currently viewed at their Museum in Atlanta, USA and other work(s) for the Sydney Olympic Committee. Susan also freelances as Artist/Designer to several Government departments and companies with her other designs (Including some local Government logos) being available for sale / view both in Australia and abroad. For the talented and prolific Susan Betts, “spare time” is at a premium but she has nonetheless included many workshops in dozens of schools (public & private) teaching indigenous and non-indigenous students about her complex and fascinating culture, past and present. The opportunity to share the diversities and values of her culture is greatly enjoyed by Susan.