Matt Shanks is an internationally-published and critically-acclaimed author/illustrator of over twenty picture books. He is a two-time fellow of the May Gibbs' Children's Literature Trust, an Australian Literary and Numeracy Foundation ambassador, co-editor of Words Like This, and works primarily in watercolour. He lives on Boon Wurrung land with his partner and cat. This is the first children's book that combines Matt's creative pursuits with his work in digital technology solutions across climate, biodiversity, and energy.