Edward Hardy was born in Macclesfield Hospital, Cheshire in 1966. He lives in central London with his wife and two children, Emmanuel and Lilian. He first started writing children's books 8 years ago, when his wife was pregnant with Emmanuel. Before then, he worked as a composer and lyricist for many years. He ran an organisation of musical theatre songwriters and was involved in producing and writing shows. He is
inspired by being with his children, is very good at not acting his age and likes to relax by playing the ukulele.
