Before writing for children, he wrote screenplays for many years.
His publishing highlight remains winning the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year Award for his debut, My Brother is a Superhero.
“I think the truth is that I write to amuse myself, which means I have the sense of humour of an 11-year-old boy. Nothing wrong with that.”
“A theme I keep coming back to in everything I write - finding your place, finding your people. Isn't it a universal feeling - the yearning to belong? My wife is convinced that I write the books that I needed when I was a boy, which is a lovely thought.”
Information taken from https://www.readingzone.com/authors/