How did I end up writing children's books? 

Stepping back a while having started as a two man business, I then grew a travel publishing portfolio and took on a great team to help expand our business, as a travel publisher of Guides to London, the UK, Italy, Spain, New York, Germany, and Paris, France. 

Our publications led to our company being taken over, and subsequently my becoming, CEO of Morris Visitor Publications, making us the no. 1 travel guide publisher worldwide. 

After latterly stepping away from MVP my next publications were ' The Official Guide to Wimbledon AELTC and Museum' and, for reasons explained later 'The Guide to Old Perithia, Corfu', a protected mountain village of Venetian-origin that had fallen into disrepair. 

In brief, back in 2010 my wife and I bought and restored three ruined properties and created Corfu's first B&B. The village is now a popular attraction, and has often been featured in TV shows and the international media.

In between MVP and Old Perithia I was at the forefront of the then leading QR code reading mobile app - now common in use everywhere. 

However, it was rather ahead of the curve at that time so it enabled me to take on various contract publications for children's books, magazines, and flyers for a variety of clients and mentor some other budding children's authors.

Prior to writing, 'All Animals Poo and We Do Too,' I'd designed, funded and published five children's books.

The ABC of Opera stories take children on an exciting journey through the lives of leading composers (The ABC of Opera's Academy of Barmy Composers). 

The other was a neglected 12-book series about the lives of creatures in a manor house, forwarded by Julian Fellowes. 

The book about Old Perithia? That came about when a passion project to restore the three ruins and bringing the historic village (Old Perithia, Corfu, GR) back to life, led to preserving its legacy for future generations. The village is now one of Corfu's leading attractions and continues to gently return to life to this day. 

On a more personal note, I'm a trustee of The Patrick and Helena Frost Foundation, on the Advisory Board of the Anglo-Netherlands Society, a sourdough baker (way before lockdown;)), creative thinker and a yogi.

My wife Saskia is a Dutch voiceover, our two children are nearby in London and Broadstairs, Christiaan an actor/comedian and Gemma a teacher at the Harris Academy,