Yalla! Let's Go!

About the Author

Nagmeldin 'Peter' Bol was born in Sudan, with his family fleeing the civil war when he was four years old. The Bol family emigrated to Egypt, before immigrating to Australia. Initially arriving in Toowoomba, the family then moved to Perth. After unexpectedly embarking on an athletics career at 17, Peter went to his first of three Olympics in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. In 2021, at the Tokyo Olympics, Peter became the first Australian in 53 years to qualify for the Men's 800m Final. He loves sharing his journey and inspiring kids to dream big and follow their heart.

Jennifer Castles is an author and editor based in Melbourne/Naarm. She has written several picture books including Tiny - a little dog on a big adventure, A Song for Lorkie, and Say Yes!, set during the 1967 referendum. She has also co-written books with subjects as varied as Ned Kelly, AFLW, World War 1 and garden design. She enjoys helping other authors tell their stories as much as she loves to tell her own.

Louie Joyce is an award-winning comics creator and illustrator based on Dharawal Country, Wollongong. He currently draws the Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic for IDW and is the writer/artist of Godzilla: Skate or Die!, a story about four young skater punks getting caught up in an epic Kaiju clash that brought Godzilla back to Australian shores. Other works include A Fistful of Pain, Haphaven and Past the Last Mountain. When he's not drawing, Louie is usually at the skate park with his kids rolling around on the greatest of all human inventions: rollerblades!!!