About the Author

Anh Do is a comedian, artist and also one of the highest selling Australian authors of all time, with total book sales approaching 3 million. Anh's first book, , is his enormously popular memoir recounting his perilous childhood journey in a tiny boat from war-torn Vietnam to Australia. The book became an instant hit and has won numerous awards including Australian Book of the Year. Anh has since turned his attention to children's book writing. is an illustrated series starring Weir (1st name) , Do (2nd name) , a kid with a very unfortunate name. Aimed at the 8 market, these books have gone off the charts as national best-sellers, resulting in 14 books total and more on the way. The first won the Australian Book Industry Award for Older Children (2014) . Other children's book series include , the adventures of a sausage dog and also , the escapades of a 10 year old Nerd who discovers he's the world's last ninja. In 2019, Anh released , a series about a little girl who gets lost in forest and befriends a group of dogs and an enormous Wolf who become her family. Then came , which marks the first of a number of sagas described by Anh as 'A superhero movie in a book'. All of Anh Do's books are mega bestsellers and all rate between 4-5 star averages on websites such as and Amazon. It's clear that Anh is an exciting voice in literature, able to delight across age ranges and different genres with great success, and he isn't planning to slow down any time soon.