Thanks for visiting. You’ve come to the right place if you want to discover lots of stuff about me and my books. And a little bit of stuff about what authors daydream about when they don’t think anyone’s watching.

But I must issue a warning. There are baby photos up ahead. I didn’t want to have them, but people told me an author’s website must have baby photos. Roald Dahl’s does, JK’s does, Shakespeare’s does. (I did try and use JK’s instead of mine, but her mum got cross.)

OK, if you’re still game, go for it. But please remember that two year old authors don’t get to choose their own clothes.

Read a chapter from every one of my books – and listen to them as well.

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Have a look at what I say about me, then see what my publishers say.

Need information for an assignment or project about me or one of my books? Or just curious about my pets and personal habits? See if your question, and my fearlessly-honest answer, are here.

Heaps of personal stuff about me that you’re only allowed to look at if you promise not to laugh. Baby photos, school reports, and my personal A to Z.

Most of my titles are available as audiobooks. Check them out – and sample them – here.

Several of my books have been presented on stage – and the playscripts are available.

I don’t have as much time as I’d like to visit schools, but it is still possible...

Tongue permanently twisted? Frequently embarrassed at literary events? Find yourself mumbling in bookshops? Here's the information you've been looking for...

Interested in tracking down some of the real life stories that inspired me to write Once? This is the place to start...

This is where I keep stuff from the site that was once new, but now isn’t. Probably only of interest to historians, archivists and other nosey people who want to see what was running through my fevered mind in years gone by.

If you want to send me an email, this is the place to do it. Every month I puts a selection of my favourite emails in the Visitor’s Book. Is yours there?

Thanks for visiting, and have fun!