PETER BUNZL started his career as an animator and film-maker working on everything from commercials to BAFTA‑winning children's TV programmes. He is now best known as the award‑winning and bestselling children's author of the Cogheart series. Peter's debut novel, Cogheart, was nominated for several prestigious awards including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Branford Boase Award and the Carnegie Medal.