Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree?

About Jane Godwin

Jane Godwin is the highly acclaimed author of over twenty books for children. Her work is published internationally and she has received many commendations including the Queensland Premier's Award (Children's Books) and shortlistings in the CBC Book of the Year Awards the Prime Ministers Literary Award the New South Wales Premiers Literary Award (Patricia Wrightson Prize) the YABBA Awards the Speech Pathology Awards The Family Award for Childrens Books and the Australian Book Industry Awards. Jane spends as much time as she can working with young people in schools: running various literature and writing programs making books and encouraging students in their own creative ventures. Jane lives in Melbourne Australia with her family. Terry Denton has been creating childrens books for over 30 years. He has worked with many of Australia's top authors written much-loved picture books and junior fiction novels won more than 40 childrens choice awards and been shortlisted many times in the Childrens Book Council of Australia awards. His Felix and Alexander won Picture Book of the Year in 1986. His books include The Upside-down History of Downunder with Alison Lloyd The Worm Who Knew Karate with Jill Lever as well as the & Gasp! books and the animated TV series and the world-famous Just! books and Treehouse series with Andy Griffiths. His work is characterised by a devious sense of humour an adventurous and inventive drawing style and an informed flair for what interests and amuses kids.