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Peter Bently | Author
Peter Bently grew up in a military family and lived in Germany, Singapore and Hong Kong as well as in various parts of England, including Devon, Staffordshire and Hampshire. He went to ten different schools.
A lifelong lover of words, Peter began his career in journalism before moving into book publishing, where he spent many years editing and sometimes writing titles for adults. Alongside this he always enjoyed writing humorous stories and verses, including a rhyming best man’s speech for his brother’s wedding that inspired his wife to encourage him to take writing more seriously.
After the birth of their first child, Peter rediscovered the joy of children’s books and began to focus on writing for young readers. In 2005 his picture book A Lark in the Ark was accepted for publication by Egmont (now Farshore).
Since then, he has gone on to write more than seventy books including The Great Dog Bottom Swap (illustrated by Mei Matsuoka), Meet the Parents (with Sara Ogilvie), The Shark in the Dark (with Ben Cort) and, of course, the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Picture Book (illustrated by Steve Antony). His books have won several awards including the 2011 Roald Dahl Funny Prize for Cats Ahoy! (illustrated by Jim Field) and the 2022 Children’s Book Award (UK) for Octopus Shocktopus, (illustrated by Steven Lenton).
