Jonathan has been a Play Leader, an English and Drama teacher, and co-Director of a Traveling Children's Theater, taking plays and workshops into schools. He now writes full-time for adults, teenagers and children. He has three lively children, an overgrown allotment and a pet fox called Shonika. baby son.
This is a really funny school story, written in simple language, which is perfect for chidren starting out on reading longer books on their own * BBC Parenting * Aimed at new readers, kids will love the sense of drama as it unfolds * Belfast Telegraph * The style is accessibly undemanding, yet captivating at the appropriate level * TES * The dialogue is concise, with a good balance of simple and challenging vocabulary. The plot is tight but the outcome is not predicatable * Inis * Shredder . . . stands out from the crowd - a first reader with a good plot, lively dialogue and engaging characters -- Jill Slotover * Financial Times *