Born in Woolwich, S.E. London and educated at the flagship Crown Woods Comprehensive School in the 1960's, my first job was with British Transport Advertising in London. I teamed up with childhood friend and illustrator Jim Robins to create Australian picture books. The fifth, "The Platypus Who Couldn't Swim', is out on 1st March 2021, followed by 'The Kangaroo Who Couldn't Believe It', an environmental theme featuring the characters from our first two books. I now live with my cat Toby in a cottage in a cottage in the Weald of Kent