Jinny & Cooper: Curse of the Genie's Ring

Born in Whyalla and moving to Adelaide in her teens, Tania Ingram became a child psychologist before taking a break to spend more time with her family, which was when she began writing stories for children. Her Jinny and Cooper series evolved from Tania's daughter begging her to write a story about a magical guinea pig. Oma's Buttons was inspired by the special relationship between Tania's own daughter and her Oma. Tania lives in the Adelaide hills with her family.

Tony Flowers loves to draw and is an internationally acclaimed illustrator and artist. His drawings are loved in Japan for their detail and humour and he has won an award in the USA for his street chalk art.

Tony has a Masters degree in Visual Communication.

He has illustrated six books in the popular Saurus Street series and his most highly valued prize to date has been from the Oshima Picture Book Museum in Toyama, Japan, for his hand made pop-up book Gaijin Holiday.