Wendy is a former police officer turned curriculum developer with a lifelong passion for storytelling. She lives near Fremantle with her family where she writes, bakes, and tends to her opinionated dogs that have too much hair. Ruby’s Perfect Fire Safety Plan is her debut picture book.

Tom Jellett is a Sydney based illustrator. For over twenty years he has illustrated a number of books for children including My Dad Thinks He’s Funny by Katrina Germein, Why I Love Footy by Michael Wagner, as well as his own author-illustrated book The Train at the End of My Street. His work can also be seen in a number of magazines and newspapers, including editorial illustrations for The Australian and The Weekend Australian. Tom was also recently included in the Editorial category for Illustrators 62, and exhibited at the Society of Illustrators, New York in 2020.