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Dave Petzold is an author and illustrator living on Bundjalung Country (Newrybar). He enjoys creating characters who are curious about their world and his stories embody a love of nature. He works initially with graphite pencil, ink and oil paint before adding colour and texture digitally. In 2021 his debut picture book, Seven Seas of Fleas was CBCA Shortlisted for the New Illustrator Award.
Together, the family and the bus share the adventures of camping under the stars and the freedom of the open air. With fun, colour-filled pages, this book reminds us to stop and marvel at the beauty around us and take joy in the simple act of being outdoors. Petzold brings together a light but detailed style of illustrations, making rereading an experience full of new finds - a necessary aspect when your little one inevitably asks to hear it again. -- Lili Reus-Smit * Readings * You can't help but feel the pleasure this family experience as they are free to experience the world around them, meeting people like them who are also free and travelling for a week, a month or even a year. With fun illustrations that exude humour, it feels joyful to be with them as they look at the 'small things, the big things, and all the things in-between'. I'm going to buy a bus. -- Emily Ross * Good Reading * We Live in a Bus would make a hugely enjoyable 'read-aloud' for early primary aged readers. It is informative, engaging and entertaining. -- Russ Merrin * Magpies Magazine *
