Yves Stening

Yves Stening was born in New Zealand and grew up in Australia. Author of the Dinner Detectives series of children's picture books, Yves has had a long career in theatre, film and TV, first as an actor and later in life, as a writer and director. He lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and two children.

Yves met illustrator, Nigel Buchanan, at their children's local school in the Surry Hills neighbourhood of Sydney. His work has been published in books, magazines and newspapers around the world for which he has won many prestigious awards. Coincidentally, Nigel was also born in New Zealand.