Paul Jennings
Paul Jennings was born in the UK and emigrated to Australia with his parents as a child. He worked as a teacher, lecturer and speech therapist before becoming a full-time writer at the age of 46.
Jennings has written over 100 stories and has won every Australian children's choice book award. The top-rating TV series Round the Twist was based on a selection of his enormously popular short story collections such as Unseen! In 1995 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to children's literature and he was awarded the prestigious Dromkeen Medal in 2001.
Books
A Different Dog
Author: Paul Jennings
Publisher: Old Barn Books
Interest age: 9-12
Reading age: 10+
A boy taking part in a running competition stops to help a van which has crashed - but the only survivor is a dog. This emotional novella follows his quest to get his new friend to safety and is perfect for reluctant or struggling readers.
Unbelievable!
Author: Paul Jennings
Publisher: Penguin
Interest age: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
A brilliant collection of funny, weird and whacky short stories in which, believe it or not, a kid can grow younger; birds can bury you; ghosts have exams; there are eyes in the milk.