About the author:
Michael Sedunary is a celebrated, award-winning author of children’s books, renowned for his distinctive blend of humour, imagination, and educational insight. Over a career spanning more than three decades, he has created a diverse body of work—from AFL-themed picture books and engaging historical titles to innovative language learning textbooks. His witty, relatable style connects deeply with young readers, turning learning into an enjoyable adventure. Michael has a remarkable gift for making complex ideas accessible while promoting strong values through storytelling. Beyond the page, he is a passionate advocate for literacy and creativity, working closely with schools and libraries to ignite a lifelong love of reading.
Paul Harvey (Harv) is one of Australia’s most talented, diverse, and accomplished artists. Based in Melbourne, Australia with his wife and three kids, ‘Harv’ as he is known is widely celebrated for his work. A cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator, and author Harv has many strings to his bow. He has had a long working relationship with sporting bodies and turns his hand to everything from designing merchandise and on-field apparel to mascots and club logos. He’ll even caricature the retiring player or administrator and help you celebrate that Premiership. He illustrates an illuminated certificate for the AFL Brownlow medallist and AFLW best & fairest recipient each year. Under the name Harv-Time he creates limited edition prints of sport’s greatest moments. Harv has also been prolific in the book department, being involved with around 60 books as the illustrator, including
On Ya Warnie and
Kyrgios - The Smash Hits. His coffee table book Harv’s Footy Stars celebrates 30 years of caricaturing the AFL’s greatest. He has also written and illustrated two children’s books –
The Mighty Bunyips and
The Invincible Bunyips. “Working on Kyrgios – The Smash Hits with my son Sam is one of life’s pinch me moments. He is a terrific writer and collaborating on a fun and factual book about one of Australia’s and the World’s most enigmatic and polarising sportspeople has been a joy.”
