Sandy Fussell is the best-selling author of books and short stories for young people.

Polar Boy was shortlisted for Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year and Jaguar Warrior was a CBCA Notable.

The Samurai Kids series garnered an International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) award for Outstanding Books for Readers with Disabilities three CBCA Book of the Year Notables, the Sakura Medal (Japan), Listener Top 50 Books (NZ) and was a Junior Library Guild selection in the US.