Today's guest describes himself as a big kid with a beard. He loves potatoes, his wonderful wife and two dogs. However, beard or no beard, he's a rising star in Australian Picture Books with 5 awesome books in stores now and another 3 coming soon.

So, we thought we'd talk about his new book, Roary the Lion. And, also something I think will interest a lot of aspiring authors and that's putting your stories away until they're ready. And sometimes, that means putting it away, honing your skills and then coming back to it. So, Ladies and gentlemen, please give a big roaring cheer for Rory H Mather. Woo-hooo!