Sally Rippin is one of Australia’s best-selling and most-beloved children’s authors. She has written over a hundred books for children and young adults, and her mantel holds numerous awards for her writing. Best known for her Billie B Brown, School of Monsters, Hey Jack!, and Polly and Buster series, Sally loves to write stories with heart, as well as characters that resonate with children, parents and teachers alike. Lucinda Gifford is a children's book author and illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia, and she spends a lot of her time drawing in front of an audience. Lucinda draws in notebooks, on digital screens, on easels, and on huge bits of cartridge paper stuck to walls and windows.
'Big Dog is a Big Help is a fun and funny story. It’s a sure hit for any dog-loving young reader from ages 3 to 5, and for anyone who’s been camping with their family, this story is going to raise a laugh, and possibly an amused groan, of recognition. The underlying message [is] that even when it feels like [a family member's] best attempts at helping go wrong, they are loved.' – Emily Clarke, CBCA Reading Time