The Christmas Fuss in the Broken-Down Bus: Join Santa and his Australian animal friends this holiday season as they work together to save Christmas in this sparklingly fun picture book adventure!

About the Author

Maddy Mara is the pen name of Australian creative duo Hilary Rogers and Meredith Badger. Hilary is a writer and former publisher; Meredith is a writer and teaches English as a second language. Together they have written or created many bestselling series for kids. Their recent series include Forever Fairies, Dragon Games, Itty Bitty Kitty and the international hit Dragon Girls. They live on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people in Melbourne, Australia. Their website is maddymara.com. Christopher Nielsen is an Australian author/illustrator specialising in bringing joy and wonder to children through his art and storytelling. His illustrations are inspired by a deep passion for mid-century culture and design. In 2018 his first picture book saw him shortlisted for the CBCA Crichton Award for best new illustrator and in 2022 his book Just One Bee (written by Margrete Lamond and Anthony Bertini) received the CBCA Honour Award for Picture Book of the Year. When he's not busy with a book, he can be found raising his beautiful young family or playing with his band The Ramalamas.