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Hazel Edwards
Best known for ‘There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake’, (which was a recent official  Australian government gift to the little Danish Princess Isobella) Hazel writes across media, including YA  ‘FakeID’, ‘Antarctica’s Frozen Chosen’ and sequel ‘Outback Ferals’(Hachette) with a cover designed by a work experience graphics ‘bloke’. Recently she co-authored ex blog “ Cycling Solo: Ireland to Istanbul ” (Brolga)  with her cartographer son Trevelyan Quest Edwards who was the original 3 year old  mind behind the hippo concept.  Her web site www.hazeledwards.com has details of her Antarctic expedition publications including animation, scripts, Auslan DVDs and picture book Antarctic Dad  Hazel runs Non Boring Writing workshops for genealogists and web-chats about stories like ‘HandMe Down Hippo crossing media with audio etc.  In 2006 she was a national Literacy Champion and she’s on the Australian Society of Authors’ committee co-holding the portfolios for Education and Children’s Books. Her 170 books have been translated into many languages and across media into theatre and TV.

If a title has a hyperlink then you can get more details, the dustjacket summary plus my own review.

Antarctica's Frozen Chosen (2003) Outback Ferals (2006)

 

 

 
 
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