Little Puggle's Dance

Vikki Conley’s multi-award-winning books whisk young readers away to other worlds through curiosity, playfulness and wonder. In 2023, Where The Lyrebird Lives won the CBCA Book of the Year, and Amira’s Suitcase and Little Puggle’s Song have earned Honour and Notable awards. On The Way To School was shortlisted for the 2023 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year. An intrepid traveller and nature lover, Vikki has explored the world’s big adventures and tiny treasures as a writer and photographer, working with diverse communities in Africa, Asia and Australia for over 20 years. Her stories connect budding minds to the experiences of people and creatures around the globe, inviting them to discover the magic in both the extraordinary and the ordinary. When she’s not writing, Vikki loves cartwheeling through the wilderness, searching for platypus or splashing in rivers near her home in Eltham, Australia. Vikki can be contacted on Instagram and Facebook @vikkiconleyauthor

Hélène Magisson is a critically acclaimed French-Australian illustrator of many books for children. Before Hélène turned to book illustration, she was a painting restorer in Paris, where she was also trained in the art of medieval illumination. Hélène’s children’s books are widely known and loved across the world. Her timeless style lends itself beautifully to classics, such as The Velveteen Rabbit (New Frontier, 2021), and also universal contemporary stories, such as Before You Were Born written by Katrina Germein (Harper Collins, 2020). Hélène is frequently recognised by the Children’s Book Council of Australia – she was awarded the CBCA 2020 Notable Picture Book of the Year Award for Little Puggle’s Song, written by Vikki Conley. Hélène can be contacted on Instagram @helenemagisson and Facebook @Hélène Magisson Artist