Ruff! Ruff! Meet Ruffles, the playful puppy who faces all the tricksy troubles of preschool life in this brightly coloured new picture book series.
David grew up in London with various siblings and a selection of
animals (the dog is probably worth a mention). His father was a
sculptor and David remembers watching him work and being fascinated
as carved faces and figures emerged from blocks of wood and stone.
It took him a while to decide what he wanted to do with his pencils
(he never stopped drawing), and for a period of time, back in the
1980's, he worked as a cel-renderer and background artist in
several animation studios.
By the mid 1990's he began illustrating children's books. In 2001
he wrote and illustrated the first of his own picture books; The
Kiss That Missed which was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway
award. He is probably best known for his Hugless Douglas series. To
date he has created around 150 books in over 30 languages.
David lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and two children.
Currently, there are no pets to speak of, now he's over the
hamster/stick insect phase.
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