Martine Murray was born in Melbourne and now lives in Castlemaine, Victoria. She has studied art and dabbled in acrobatics and dance, is an award-winning children's novelist and illustrator as well as a writer for adults, and has been published extensively overseas. Henrietta: There's No One Better was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards and APA Book Design Awards. Henrietta and the Perfect Night was a CBCA Honour Book.
