Scaredy Book

Devon Sillett is a former radio producer, turned writer and reviewer. Born in the US, Devon now calls Australia home. She has loved books as long as she can remember — so much so that she even married her husband Matthew in a library! Currently, she teaches in the writing department at the University of Canberra, where she is also a PhD student, researching Australian children’s picture books. If she isn’t writing or reading, you’ll find her playing Lego or hide-and-seek with her two young sons, Jay and Aaron. Her titles with EK Books include The Leaky Story, Scaredy Book, and Saying Goodbye to Barkley.

As well as being an illustrator, I also work in a marketing team as a graphic designer on most work days. I illustrated my first book “”Mummy and Mumma get Married”” in 2016 after being part of a facebook group called the 52 Week illustration challenge. This group honed my scribbles into something less scribbly and I made a few creative friends along the way. I love to draw and use watercolours, and drink tea. Sometimes all at once. A little mess is a good thing. I live with my husband and 2 sons in Melbourne’s west and share our space with a few chickens, a poodle and a yabbie.