Russell Punter was born in Bedfordshire, England. As a boy he enjoyed writing and illustrating his own stories. He later trained as a graphic designer before entering publishing. Since then, he has written over ninety books for children, including original fiction and adaptations of classic novels
<p><cite class="c-quotes__attribution" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Avenir Next W05 Regular"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-transform: uppercase; font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"></cite></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "ITC Avant Garde Gothic W05 Md"; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">There are stories about<span> </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bad Buster, The Dog Kisser, Susie the Wonderdog, The Dog who Forgot</i><span> </span>and even<span> </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Magic Piddle</i><span> </span>that will appeal to the newly independent reader with their larger font and manageable word count, and illustrated by Jules Faber. The quality of the authors mean the quality of the story is guaranteed and even though they are brief, the reader is still left feeling satisfied that they have been entertained and perhaps even seek out other works by the authors.</p>
