This School is Driving Me Nuts! and Two Tengu Tales From JapanDuncan Ball is one of Australia's most popular children's book authors. His much-loved works include the books about Selby – the only talking dog in Australia and, perhaps, the world – and the Emily Eyefinger series about the adventures of a little girl who was born with an eye on the end of her finger. He's also written plays, poems, and other series books including the Skinny Mysteries and the books about Bert Piggott. Much of his work is short, funny, easy-to-read, stories.