Sheena Knowles is an Australian author of children's books.
[citation needed] She is the author of the picture book Edward the Emu,[1][2] which was illustrated by Rod Clement, and shortlisted for the 1989 Australian Children's Picture Book of the Year.
[4] Edward the Emu was selected as the book read for Australia's 2001 National Simultaneous Storytime.
[5] It inspired a musical composition for narrator, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion, and string quartet by Peter Webb.
[6] Knowles previously worked for Diversitat, a local non-profit organisation.