Susannah Crispe

Susannah is children’s book author and illustrator coming from a background in art history and zoology. She worked in museums and bookstores for many years, until discovering her true passion for creating books. Her adventures had her dodging piranhas and caimans as she canoed the Amazon River, and following in the footsteps of polar bears across Arctic sea ice. She has encountered ancient gods deep under the ground, visited fossilised sea caves at the top of soaring mountains, climbed glaciers and volcanoes, and gone ghost hunting in almost every city she's visited.

Susannah is passionate about animals, art and adventure, and she brings that passion to her picture books.

Susannah writes and illustrates her books from a light-filled studio in Canberra, Australia, drawing inspiration from her wild son, cluttered bookshelves and the world beyond her windows.