This collection of short stories from some of Australia's
funniest children's authors will have everyone in the family
'quacking' up!
Sally Rippin (Author)
Sally Rippin was born in Darwin, but grew up mainly in South-East
Asia. As a young adult she lived in China for three years, studying
traditional Chinese painting. Sally has over seventy books
published, many of them award-winning, including two novels for
young adults. Her work includes the highly acclaimed Polly and
Buster trilogy and the popular Billie B Brown and Hey Jack! books,
which became the highest selling series for 6-8 year olds in
Australia within the first year of their release. Sally is
Australia's highest selling female author and her books have sold
more than 4.5 million copies in 14 languages.
Sally is a popular presenter in schools and at literary festivals
both in Australia and overseas and has a regular program on 3RRR
interviewing children's authors and industry professionals. She is
a passionate ambassador for the 100 Story Building, Dymocks
Childrens' Charities and also the Australian Reading Hour.
Recently, she and Kids WB producer, Adrian Beck, have collaborated
on a video series called the KidLit Club, which airs
fortnightly.
Adrian Beck (Author)
Adrian Beck writes funny, action-packed stories for kids. He is the
author of the Derek Dool series, the Champion Charlies series, the
Alien Zoo series and the co-author of the Little Legends series
with Nicole Hayes, plus the Kick it to Nick series with AFL
hall-of-famer Shane Crawford. Together with Sally Rippin, Adrian
edited the Total Quack Up! and Total Quack Up Again! collections of
short stories to raise money for Dymocks Children's Charities. As
well as being an author, Adrian is a TV producer and a lover of
very bad dad jokes. Adrian draws on his showbiz roots to create
engaging, interactive school presentations and is passionate about
fostering a love of reading among the next generation.
James Foley (Illustrator)
James Foley is a children's author and illustrator. He makes
picture books, comics and middle-grade novels. His books include
the Toffle Towers series, Total Quack Up, Brobot, Dungzilla,
Gastronauts, My Dead Bunny and The Last Viking. James is an
ambassador for Books In Homes and Room to Read Australia.
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