Mike Dumbleton is an award-winning writer and a Literacy Consultant with ten titles selected as 'Notable Books' by the Children's Book Council of Australia. In 2005 Mike received the Federal Minister's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Improving Literacy, which recognised his work both as an educator and a writer over an extended period. Peter Carnarvas's first book, Jessica's Box, was shortlisted for the Queensland Premier's Literary Award and the CBCA Crichton Award for Emerging Illustrators. He has since created many books, including Last Tree in the City, The Children Who Loved Books and The Boy on the Page. His picture book, Blue Whale Blues, about a whale with bike trouble, won the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators 2016 Crystal Kite Award (Australia region).