Books By Cathy Freeman, Coral Vass - Author

Coral Vass is an award-winning Australian children's author. She has always loved telling stories and has been writing books for more than a decade. Coral is an ambassador for Reading Out of Poverty and is passionate about giving all children an equal opportunity to read.

Tannya Harricks is an award-winning illustrator and artist who has previously illustrated several picture books about Australian animals and the vast Australian landscape. Tannya lives in Sydney near a National Park which provides endless inspiration for her illustrations and oil paintings.

Cathy Freeman is a proud Kuku Yalanji woman. She is also an Australian Indigenous Olympic champion. Cathy Freeman was a member of the 4x100m relay team at the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games, and became the first female Australian Aboriginal to win a gold medal at an International athletics event. She was awarded Young Australian of the Year in 1991 and Australian of the Year in 1998. She was crowned World Champion in t