Melanie Guile is the author of around forty books for children and adults. Her first title was published in 1996, and she now works as a full-time writer. In 2006, Melanie's book LITTLE FELLOWS was recognised as a Notable Book in the Children's Book Council of Australia's Eve Pownall Award for non-fiction. When she is not writing, Melanie works as a film extra, a public speaker, an instructional designer and a children's literature specialist.