I live in North Wales with Vicky, my gorgeous wife. She loves stories as much as I do and spends a lot of time sharing stories, songs and rhymes with very young children in the library where she works.

This is me playing the guitar when I was 15. I should have stuck with the machine that made animal noises... it was easier to play and sounded much better.

By the time I was 3 years old I had learned to drive and was working part time as a chauffeur... Okay!!! Okay!!! It was my dad's car. I couldn't even reach the pedals.

Hi...this is me when I was a baby.

And just to prove that not everything was black and white in those days, here's a picture of me in colour.

Some writers start writing stories from an early age, but I was happy to play with lego, toy cars and a machine that made animal noises.

I still love messing around with a guitar... here's the one my lovely wife, Vicky, bought me for my birthday...

I love music and for a long time I wanted to be a radio presenter, or disc jockey - but I love writing stories and think I have probably got the best job in the world.

We have three wonderful daughters, and one brilliant son, and a miniature dachshund called Marvin.

Marvin

Marvin was born on the 11th January 2024, and has a web page of his own. He's grown a lotsince then.