Poppy Starr Olsen (Author)
Poppy Starr Olsen grew up on Sydney's famous Bondi Beach. Her whole
life has been spent moving and creating, from surfing, swimming and
skating to drawing, painting and jewellery design.
Poppy took up skating at age eight, and in 2014 she was crowned
world under 14s champion, continuing her reign the following year
in the over 15s category. In 2016, Poppy was the first Australian
woman to compete at the Summer X Games, and in 2017 she won bronze
in the women's skateboard park as well as gold at the inaugural
World Roller Games in Nanjing, China. Fast forward to 2021 and
Poppy burst onto the world stage when she made her Olympic debut in
the women's skateboarding in Tokyo, finishing fifth overall.
Poppy is now based in Newcastle and divides her time between
Australia and wherever the world competition takes her.
Jess Black (Author)
Jess Black is an award-winning author of over forty children's
books. Jess has written the Tales of Mr Walker series about a dog
who comes to live in the fanciest hotel in town. Jess has also
written the Kitty is Not a Cat series, Little Paws series and the
Keeper of the Crystals series; and is co-author of the hugely
successful Bindi Wildlife Adventure series, the Kaboom Kid series
and the Animal Tales series.
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