publishes illustrated books with riddles and puzzles to solve. Inspired by Tasmania. Enjoy them anywhere in the world!

Bandicoot Books started in October 1992 after Steve took leave from teaching and he and Marion collaborated on their first book, Bo Bandicoot at the Market. Steve taught highschool art and Marion was a speech pathologist but Marion draws and designs the books. And Steve paints them.

Like other writers and illustrators, the difficulties of getting a publishers attention led them to publishing their own books.

They interact with their readers in schools and at Salamanca Market in Hobart where they sell their books each Saturday.

Marion and Steve work as one artist. They live and have their studio in a rural setting south of Hobart, Tasmania.  They have few sheep. Lately, a precocious dark brown pademelon thumps around outside the house in the dead of night.  They have three adult children.

In 1999 a collaboration with musician team Peter and Jennifer Hopson culminated in two tours of South Carolina schools. Jen wrote  Whale Song text and sings the songs on the CD. Jen and Pete have produced a follow up book and CD, Pirate Treasure .

In 1998 Bruce Isham, Steve's cousin, wrote Johnny Appleseed with illustrations by Steve and Marion. It's the story of an American folk hero. The book is read in hundreds of schools especially in California as Bruce presents his Johnny Appleseed program.

Our Christian faith is not an "add on" to our experience.  It is central to the meaning that we find in the world and a lodestone of personal peace, purpose and redemption. We hope those qualities are evident in our books. http://www.gospelcomics.com/

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