Stories From Squeak Street

Emily Rodda's first book, Something Special, was published in 1984. It marked the beginning of a career that has seen her become one of the most successful, prolific and versatile writers in Australia. Since then, Emily has written or co-authored more than 90 books for children. Her children's books range from picture books to YA novels, and include the award-winning Rowan of Rin series as well as the outstandingly successful Deltora Quest fantasy series. A full-time author since 1994, Emily has won the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year award a record five times and seems to instinctively know what children want to read. A former editor of The Women's Weekly, Emily is also the bestselling author of adult mysteries under her own name of Jennifer Rowe.

Andrew McFarlane is an instantly recognisable personality to Australian film, television and theatre audiences. Over three decades on television he has become an icon of the Australian screen, having appeared in some of our most successful programs. His broad ranging appeal has delighted children for almost a decade on Play School. He also played beloved character John Sullivan in The Sullivans and Dr Tom Calaghan in The Flying Doctors, among many other memorable TV appearances. Andrew has also enjoyed a successful voiceover career that has included narrating many audiobooks.