Cassandra Thorburn (born 16 March 1971) is an Australian children's author. In 2018, Thorburn published a children's book that she and her friend Cara Campbell co-authored called Leo Lion's Big Bed!. Thorburn lists Australian children's author Mem Fox as an inspiration, who was one of Thorburn's tutors at university. As a journalist and television producer, Thorburn worked in Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Thorburn's father was regional Victorian media personality and councillor Max Thorburn, who died at the age of 72 on 18 October 2018.