Big Boss

A sleeping boy dreams about scary monsters, but he's not frightened of them, as he's the boss and the monsters must obey him.

Author of 130+ books, mostly for young people, Australian Dianne (Di) Bates, BA Dip Teaching, is a writer whose books have won awards, including children’s choice book awards. Di has worked as a newspaper and magazine editor and manuscript assessor. She is a recipient of The Lady Cutler Award for distinguished services to children’s literature. Some of her books have won national and state literary awards, including two Australian children’s book choice awards (KOALA and WAYRBA). Some have sold overseas and in translation.  Di has received Grants and Fellowships from the Literature Board of the Australia Council and has toured for the National Book Council.
Being an only child, Patricia Ward spent much of her time living in her imagination, bringing it to life through drawing and illustration. She loves exploring colour and playing with positive and negative spaces. Her work is vibrant and whimsical, with an underlying sense of a narrative. Patricia believes every illustration should tell a story, whether it is accompanied by text or not.