About the Author

Jonathan Meres is a former paper boy, merchant seaman, ice-cream van driver, hand model, pop video extra, actor, voice-over artist, failed rock star and Perrier nominated stand-up comedian, turned million-selling children's author. Best known for his award-winning, World of Norm series (Orchard Books/Hachette), which has currently been translated into more than 20 languages, worldwide, as well as being optioned for TV, Jonathan has written many other books besides, for publishers including Harper Collins, Macmillan, Bloomsbury, and Barrington Stoke. He lives in Edinburgh, where he enjoys being cynical and talking to his dog, Pablo.