Kilmeny Nilandová byla australská umělkyně, ilustrátorka a básnířka, která proslula svými ilustracemi dětských knih. Její tvorba však zahrnovala širokou škálu žánrů, od animace a portrétů po umění s tematikou divoké přírody. Své jedinečné výtvarné nadání využívala k vytváření děl, která oslovovala široké publikum. Nilandová se ve své práci zaměřovala na vizuální vyprávění příběhů a na zachycení emocí prostřednictvím svých maleb a ilustrací.
A tall tall man has twelve babies to look after in his tiny tiny apartment. It's not surprising that trouble ensues when the door slams shut and the tall man is on one side of the door with the six girls and the six boys are on the other side ... An hilarious triumph from a bestselling family team.
'Colour my beak blue, that's a risky business if you're not a cockatoo,' squawked Rocky Cocky. 'You'll need a bodyguard.' They trotted and strutted off down the track, round the back of beyong, up the hill and past the black stump, until they bumped into Joanna Goanna. Early one morning, Blossom Possum gets such a fright she thinks the sky is falling down! She has to tell someone, so she sets off with her news. On the way she meets her bush mates. But she also runs into trouble. This retelling of a favourite folktale has a delightful Aussie twist and a refreshingly positive ending. The author has used typically Australian animals to create a cast of quirky characters. Rocky Cocky is a cheeky cockatoo, Echo Gecko is an old hippie lizard, and Toey Joey is a lively young kangaroo.