It's 1930 and Daisy has finally had news that her dad is alive! He's gravely injured somewhere in the bush, and though she doesn't know quite where, Daisy is determined to find him. With help from old friends, she sets off on her way. But life on the road is hard, and before long, disaster strikes . . . Will Daisy reach Dad before it's too late?

Michelle Hamer (Author)
Michelle Hamer took 45 years to become a children's author. She started out as a journalist, had seven adult books published, reviewed children's books for The Sunday Age, The Herald Sun and the Courier Mail newspapers, and finally, after all this practice, was ready to write her first children's book: Meet Daisy, as part of Penguin's Our Australian Girl Series. Penguin will publish four books in the Daisy series in 2014.
Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator)
Lucia Masciullo grew up in Livorno, Tuscany. She moved to Australia in 2007 and since then she has been happily working as an illustrator. She has illustrated more than 30 books, among which are the CBCA Honour Book and Prime Minister Award short-listed Come Down, Cat! by Sonya Hartnett, as well as the Our Australian Girl series, Meet Katie at the Beach by Rebecca Johnson in the Aussie Kids series, and An A to Z of Dreaming Differently by Tracey Dembo. She now lives on the Gold Coast.