Libby Ferrier (Blomfield) was born in Stanthorpe and lived with her parents and two brothers on a wool growing property where she was given a dozen day old chickens for her birthday every year.
Playing with Marmaduke and Marmalade the twin tabby cats (see Marmalade in the tree in her book Flat Out –Far Out) and horses, poddy lambs and dogs were favourite pastimes. Reading and writing were a delight, and Libby wrote small stories about the Australian bush and the animals living there.
As an Early Childhood teacher, Libby worked for more than 30 years in both the city and country. A year spent teaching at Winton Preschool was followed by work as a Preschool Advisory Teacher based in Longreach. These were very influential years.
Returning to Winton in 2016 to the Outback Writers Festival, Libby saw dinosaur bones and thousands of white monster caravans, whereupon she decided to base the story of Max the caravan-travelling dog firmly in the outback.
Living with husband David in the Goomburra Valley in the Darling Downs has given time to slow down from the teaching years and create a great life surrounded by animals and with time to write.
Book by Libby Blomfield
