Hi, I am Jan from far north queensland Australia, thank you for visiting my website. I am a mother of three who grew up with 4 brothers in country Victoria, where the local landscape consisted of dairy farms, abandoned gold mines, rivers and old logging tracks in the mountains where there was an abundance of snakes, rabbits, birds & bats etc.

My husband and I moved from Victoria to Cairns, Queensland in 1980. End of the 90’s we bought a property on the Atherton Tablelands where we would escape to on the weekends. As our property was untouched forest, there was an abundance of wildlife.

As I noticed birds coming into the garden, I started putting out sunflower seeds and Before we knew it, during the day Rainbow Lorikeets came, King Parrots, Cockatoo’s, Goanna’s and occasionally snakes etc. it was so exciting. (For me it definitely was) At night we saw Padymelon’s, Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Owls, several varieties of Possums, Night Spiders (Garden Orbs), Pythons and Night Tigers. Watching the way the wildlife interacted with one another inspired the writing of the lorikeets series.

I hope the stories create a window for children to experience and enjoy the antics of the Australian wildlife that were frequent visitors to our garden as much as I did.