About the Author

Play School has been entertaining children for over 45 years and is the longest-running children’s program in television history. Play School has encouraged generations of children to wonder, to feel and to imagine. Come and play! Jan Stradling is a freelance writer and children's media consultant. She spent ten years at the Australian Broadcast Corporation, where she created, developed and commissioned a wide selection of award-winning content for children of all ages. During her time at the ABC, she was also the Executive Producer for the iconic children's TV show Play School. An experienced innovator in producing pre-school content, Jan is passionate about creating fun and relatable content for children.

Jedda Robaard is an Australian author, illustrator and designer based in Tasmania. She is known both in Australia and internationally for her sweet and whimsical style of illustration. Although she enjoys writing her own stories, Jedda also collaborated with a number of Australian authors including Kerry Brown, Melissa Keil, Libby Gleeson, Kate Welshman and Tania Cox. Jedda has been illustrating and writing children's books since 2011 and has over forty books published.