About Me
1997 The Children’s Book Award for The Hundred Mile An Hour Dog
1998 Sheffield Children’s Book Award, (Shorter Novel) Pirate Pandemonium
2000 Sheffield Children’s Book Award, (Highly Commended) Dinosaur Pox
2001 Sheffield children’s Book Award (Shorter Novel) Living With Vampires
2002 Nottingham Book Award, My Mum’s Going To Explode
2004 Prix Chronos, My Granny’s Great Escape
2006 Manchester Book Award, Stuff (for older readers)
2008 Sheffield Children’s Book Award, overall winner, Beware, Killer Tomatoes!
2008 Leicester Best Book Award, Beware, Killer Tomatoes!
2008 Gateshead Book Award, Beware, Killer Tomatoes!
2008 Spellbinding Book Award, Beware, Killer Tomatoes!
2012 Leicester Best Book Award, Cartoon Kid (shortlisted)
2012 ABC winner, Children’s Book Award.
2012 Sheffield Children’s Book Award, Highly Commended – Cartoon Kid
2014 Kids Read Write Review Author of the Year Award