Well, not ALL about me. That would go on for ever and you would all be sound asleep very quickly…

I have been writing and illustrating children’s books for many years. Before that, I worked as a government scientist (not a mad scientist, a normal kind of scientist) and also for a cotton spinning company (we made threads for t-shirts and denim jeans and mops and teabag strings). But what I love is drawing pictures, so I feel very lucky to be doing it as a job. I also like staying in bed in the morning, and then staying in my pyjamas all day.
I have written nearly 20 books, and illustrated more than 80. My books have been published in the UK, the USA and have been translated into 20 languages.
I live in Melbourne, Australia.
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