Carnavas, Peter: - Peter Carnavas's career as a primary school teacher inspired him to embrace his passion for children's literature. His picture book Blue Whale Blues won the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Crystal Kite Award, and A Quiet Girl won the Northern Lights Book Award and is a finalist for the Florida Literacy Association Children's Book Award. The Elephant, Peter's first novel, won the 2018 Children's Book Award at the Queensland Literary Awards. He lives on Australia's Sunshine Coast with his family.