MyBigActivityWorkBook[WithFreeWipe-CleanPen]

RogerPriddyisthecreatorofovertwohundredbestsellingbooksforyoungchildrenincludingWipeCleanABC,First100Words,andFuzzyBee.Whenhewasatschoolhecouldn'tdecidebetweenbeingapatisseriecheforgoingtoartcollege.OntheadviceofhisfatherhechoseartcollegeandtrainedasanillustratorbeforebecomingadesigneratUsbornePublishing.Roger'sloveforchildren'searlylearninghasledhimtocreatesomeofthemostsuccessfulchildren'snon-fictionbooks,firstatDorlingKindersley(MyFirstWordBook,IncredibleCrossSectionsandMyFirstCookBook)beforehesetupPriddyBookswithSt.MartinsPressinNewYorkwhereseveralofhisbookshavesoldoveramillioncopieseachincludingMyBigAnimalBookandHappyBabyWords.Intotalhehassoldover65millionbooksworldwideandhisbookshavebeentranslatedintoover30languages.Hesays“Itisalwaysrewardingtoseeachildenjoyingandlearningsomethingfromoneofourbooks,especiallythebabieswhenyouthinkitcouldbethefirstbooktheyhaveeverseen.IamveryluckytohaveacareerwhereyougettothinkupfunwaystoteachakidhowtowritetheirlettersandlearntheirfirstwordswhilstfindingoutaboutDinosaursatthesametime!”RogerliveswithhiswifeZenainLondonandCork,Ireland(whenit'snotraining,whichisn'tveryoften!)TheyhavefourchildrenSam,Rose,AlannahandGabriel(andadogcalledWallace)whohavegivenhimmostofhisbestideasforhisbooks.Hestilllovesbakingbreadandcakes!