Together with the ACT branch of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCWBI), the Book Cow is proud to host international award-winning children's authors Kate and Jol Temple!

If you are an aspiring or published author, illustrator or creator or a teacher / librarian and want to grab a chance to have chat about their books and approach to creating great stories for kids - come along.

Together they've written 30 books for kids, from the best selling Bin Chicken series to their International Jr Fiction dog detective series The Underdogs and of course, Kate’s own middle grade novel the fabulous Dangerous Business of Being Trilby Moffat.

Meet Kate and Jol, connect and gain some advice and insights, and get your books signed! We can't wait to see you there.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Kate and Jol Temple are the internationally award-winning children’s authors of more than twenty books for children. Their books have been translated into 22 languages worldwide. Their picture books include the hilarious bestselling picture book series Bin Chicken.

In 2022, Winner Winner Bin Chicken Dinner was shortlisted for the ABIA Children’s Picture Book of the Year. In 2020, their picture book Room On Our Rock, a poignant allegory about empathy and refugees, was awarded the prestigious Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children, recognising fiction that has the potential to transform children’s lives by inviting compassion, imagination and wonder.

Kate and Jol live in Sydney with their two sons. When they’re not writing, Kate pretends to play the tuba and Jol makes little egg-carton shelters for Star Wars characters.

Website: www.katejoltemple.com