Mike Dumbleton is a successful author with nine 'Notable Book' awards from the Children's Book Council of Australia. Other awards include: Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year for Muddled-up Farm, and CBCA Honour Book, Cat. His books have been published in Australia and overseas. Mike loves reading, laughter, sunny weather, watching sport and meeting his readers in school visits. Peter lives in London but grew up in a tiny village in Northamptonshire where he obsessed over his favourite films and bands. These obsessions hold firm into Peter's adult life. Peter loves making people laugh and humour is essential in his illustrations. Everything starts with a drawing and he is often found obsessing over textures, much like his record collection.