Paul Stickland is the author, illustrator and paper engineer behind many bestselling children's books, renowned for his daft dinosaurs and tremendous trucks. Titles such as Dinosaur Roar! (written by Henrietta Stickland), Ten Terrible Dinosaurs, Swamp Stomp, A Number of Dinosaurs, Truck Jam, Big Dig, The Christmas Bear, One Bear One Dog and many more. Paul has spent 20 years working with children of all ages and abilities in schools, libraries and festivals all over the UK and abroad, giving inspiring talks, drawing and running pop up book workshops, engaging and empowering children with his energy and enthusiasm. He lives in a world of colourful characters and creatures, from diggers to dinosaurs, bears to bugs and he loves to share this with children through the medium of children's books and pop up paper. Inspired by his artist and illustrator grandfather, Geoffrey Squire, and his very creative parents, Paul has always loved working with children. He lives in Sherborne, Dorset, with his bookseller and musician wife, Helen, their daughter Tabitha and a selection of Paul's five creative and musical sons.