Your Next Read Silver: Bea, Bart and the Birds

Katrina Nannestad is an Australian author who grew up in a neighborhood stuffed full of happy children. Her adult years have been spent raising boys, teaching, daydreaming, perfecting her recipe for choc-chip bickies, and pursuing her love of stories. Katrina’s writing celebrates family, friendship, and belonging. She loves creating stories that bring joy to other people’s lives. Katrina now lives in central Victoria, on the side of a hill (in a house, not just in the long grass!) with her husband, an exuberant black whippet called Olive, and a cuddly magpie called Otto.

Cheryl Orsini started small and drew big! She has illustrated over seventy children’s books, including many picture books and several fiction series for young readers. She longs to be thought of as ‘controversial and edgy’ but is more often described as a good egg with a frightfully keen eye for a straight line.