| My hair colour: | Dark brown |
| My eye colour: | Blue |
| My shoe size: | 7 |
| My star sign: | Virgo |
| My favourite book when child: | Fudge in Toffeetown (I've no idea who wrote or illustrated it) |
| My favourite fictional character: | William Brown from the Just William books |
| Books that inspired me to become a writer: | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Where The Wild Things Are |
| My favourite author: | (for children) Richmal Crompton |
| My ideal reading position: | Lying in the shade on a hot day with a cold drink by a quiet pool. |
| My usual means of marking a place in a book: | Anything that comes to hand |
| My favourite time of year: | Spring |
| My favourite time of day: | When the children get home from school |
| My best time for writing: | Mornings |
| The first piece of writing I was paid for was: | a picture book about rugby I sold to the wife of a rugby player when I was at Art College |
| My favourite TV show: | Anything with Reeves and Mortimer |
| My favourite movie star: | Robert de Niro |
| My favourite song: | These Foolish Things |
| The creature comfort I would most unwillingly relinquish: | A bed |
| My favourite sweet food: | Mangoes |
| My favourite savory food: | Fresh bread |
| My typical bedtime is: | 11p.m. |
| My favourite year of childhood (age 4-16): | I don't really have one |
| My mousemat design: | Boringly plain green, I'm afraid. |
| The tidiest place in my home is: | There isn't one |
| The untidiest place in my home is: | My studio |
| The working tool I would least like to do without: | A pencil |