Ian Lusted Author & Editor

Comien van Wyk is a librarian and worked in educational publishing for most of her career. During her stints at public libraries, she found the creativity, spontaneity and honesty of children refreshing. This motivated her to participate in the writing of children’s books with an educational edge. Ian Lusted, born in Nambia, started his illustration career in educational publishing. In his free time he illustrated children’s books, which he found very creative and rewarding. In his later years he concentrated on advertising, but never lost his interest in children’s books.