Matt Zurbo
Matt Zurbo is the author of two young adult novels, Idiot Pride (short listed for the CBCA Awards, Older Readers, in 1998, and Flyboy and the Invisible (2001), as well as four picture books: Blow Kid, Blow, illustrated by Jeff Raglus, I Got a Rocket, also illustrated by Dean Gorrisen, and two books published in 2008, Fred the Croc, illustrated by Sarah Dunk and Lu-Lu s Wish, illustrated by Ben de Quadros-Wander. His other picture book with Lothian, to be published in 2008, is Lulu s Wish. Matt works in the forests of the Otway Ranges and has also worked as a comedian and radio presenter. He has written articles for the Age and the Herald Sun, and contributed numerous short stories to editions of Australian Short Stories.
Dean Gorissen has been illustrating professionally since 1992, for books, magazines, newspapers and other corporate clients (including the Victorian Arts Centre and Coles Myer). Among other awards, his work has appeared in Communication Arts Illustration Annual, The Australian and New Zealand Illustration Awards and the MADC. Additionally, Dean has produced character designs for major food and beverage brands, as well as adapting his own character designs for Penguin s best-selling Deadly books by Paul Jennings and Morris Gleitzman for the Deadly animated series. His first picture book with Matt Zurbo, I got a Rocket!, was shortlisted for the Crichton Award for first-time illustration in 1995 and has also been developed into an animated television series.
Author Bibliography
My Dad's a Wrestler
by Matt Zurbo
9780734410603 | $28.99 | July 2009
Louie s dad is a wrestler, and even though he s not a very good one, he s a hero in Louie s eyes.
Fred the Croc
by Matt Zurbo
9780734408693 | $28.99 | September 2008
When the crowds at the zoo get sick of Fred the Croc s antics, he thinks of something amazing and different to get their attention again
Fred the Croc
by Matt Zurbo
9780734410856 | $16.99 | September 2008
When the crowds at the zoo get sick of Fred the Croc s antics, he thinks of something amazing and different to get their attention again
Lu-Lu's Wish
by Matt Zurbo
9780734410177 | $28.99 | July 2008
Matt Zurbo is the author of two young adult novels, Idiot Pride (shortlisted for the CBCA Awards, Older Readers, in 1998, and Flyboy and the Invisible (2001), as well as two picture books, Blow Kid, Blow, illustrated by Jeff Raglus and I Got a Rocket, illustrated by Dean Gorrisen. Matt works in the Forests of the Otway Ranges and has worked as a comedian and radio presenter. Ben de Quadros-Wander graduated from RMIT s creative advertising course in 2002. Since then he has worked on a var
