Penny Reeve always knew she wanted to be a writer but never really believed it would happen.

Penny grew up as the child of missionaries in Arnhem Land - North Australia, Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea.

 Penny and her brothers with friends in Bangladesh

 She enjoyed reading, making cubby houses in the bush, playing imaginary games (she once turned her bedroom into a Hotel at which her mother had to pay to visit!) and going camping.

After finishing school she studied to become a primary school teacher and then married her prince charming, Richard Reeve!

    Penny rice planting with a friend in Nepal

Penny, Richard and their two children, lived in Pokhara, Nepal, for five amazing years and this was the location and inspiration behind the book Himalayan Adventures.

These days Penny lives with her family and two hyperactive dogs in Western Sydney, Australia. 

Richard and Penny Reeve with Lillian and Zachary

Writing? Penny Reeve wrote and published her first book in grade three. It was the would-be-best-seller titled "Creepy Crawlys". She can always remember wanting to be a writer, and always a writer of books for children.

Penny and son cooking dinoraursHobbies? Penny likes to think she is a great gardener, but she isn't really. She likes sewing, finding and restoring My Child dolls, doing craft and cooking with her kids, going walking and reading a good book.

 Dislikes? Long drives on windy roads, macaroni and cheese, picking up dog poo from the back yard, washing dishes, junk mail and being interrupted while reading that good book!

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