The Battle: Starting school can be scary sometimes!

Ashling Kwok is a children’s author from Sydney. She is obsessed with children’s literature and loves immersing herself in a magical world where anything is possible. When she’s not working on her manuscripts, Ashling can be found scouring local bookstores in search of inspiration. She hopes to continue to write stories that take children on a journey and hopefully touch their hearts.

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.