Book Star

Joanna Bartel is a designer and illustrator with experience in Arts education, design, teaching and creative marketing. She particularly loves character design and creating imaginative and playful images to engage children and enhance imaginative learning.Bec Nanayakkara is a children's author and, having spent twelve years supporting student learning and wellbeing, she is certain that the best way to teach anything is with a good story. Bec lives in the New England region of New South Wales with her husband and five children. She spends her days being inspired by ordinary, everyday pieces of life and her nights trying to weave that inspiration into picture book manuscripts.

'A fun and engaging story'. - Books + Publishing'Lovely, gentle story'. - Good Reading 'Gorgeous ... in the lead up to book week this one is perfect'. - Your Kids Next Read 'Children will be able to see themselves on the pages, in the words and pictures, the experiences and emotions'. - Kids Book Review 'I enjoyed it immensely'. - Story Links'Children aged four to eight will have a blast with Bec Nanayakkara's imaginative take on Book Week'. - Buzz Words Magazine'An adorably happy picture book'. - Magpies Magazine'The illustrations are just gorgeous'. - Middle Grade Mavens