• For detailed information on Kookaburras see Sarah Legge’s book:
Kookaburra: King of the Bush, ISBN: 0643090630, CSIRO Publishing, 2004

• Editing and manuscript assessment: Sally Odgers offers an excellent service for children's book authors and writers of adult fiction:

• Get the thrill of seeing your writing, illustrations or any creative project in a digital photobook form by visiting Suzanne and Tyler’s site:

• Be inspired by the creativity of author/illustrator Shaun Tan. His books appeal to all ages.

• For step-by-step practical advice on self-publishing (with Australian references) read Euan Mitchell's book Self-Publishing Made Simple, ISBN: 0975797905, Overdog Press, 2005

• Andrew and Sarah at Listening Earth have an amazing collection of wildlife sounds and images:

• A beautiful photo library of Australian birds from Greg and Leon:

• Jennifer Grace King's web design and photography. See Jennifer if cracking Da HTML Code is not your thing! (thanks Jennifer for your help with my website)

• My website masthead photograph was taken by Aleksey Puchkov. Aleksey’s stunning photographs can be found on the Stockxpert website under his user name of anp.