Peter Carnavasโs career as a primary school teacher inspired him to embrace his passion for childrenโs literature. His picture book Blue Whale Blues won the Society of Childrenโs Book Writers and Illustrators Crystal Kite Award, and My Sister is a Superhero won an Australian Book Industry Award. The Elephant is Peterโs first novel. He lives on Australiaโs Sunshine Coast with his family.
Jesse Vasiliadis is an Australian actor who received his training at WAAPA. Previous credits include WAAPA productions of King Lear, Samovila, Much Ado About Nothing and Wise Children, and short films Bi Bi Baby and Lens and Story. Jesseโs love of narrating and storytelling stems from a fascination with the human voice and its incredible versatility; allowing our imaginations to take us anywhere through its instrument-like nuance and precision.