About The Author

Peter Bently is a British children’s writer. He is best known for his rhyming picture books including The Great Dog Bottom Swap (with Mei Matsuoka), Meet the Parents (with Sara Ogilvie) and The Shark in the Dark (with Ben Cort). Cats Ahoy!, his first picture book with Jim Field, won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011 and King Jack and the Dragon (with Helen Oxenbury) was named as an American Library Association Notable Book of the year.