Biography
David Bedford was born in Devon, in the south-west of England, in
1969.
After school, David went to university and became a scientist. His
first job was as a NATO Scholar scientist in America, where he
worked on discovering new antibiotics.
David has always loved to read and decided to start writing stories
himself. After a while, he left his science job and began writing
full time. He has now had over 15 books published, which have been
translated into many languages around the world.
He is well known for his picture books, including It’s My Turn!
(illustrated by Elaine Field), Big Bears Can! (illustrated by Gaby
Hansen), and Big Bear, Little Bear (illustrated by Jane Chapman).
His most recent books with Little Hare are Time for Bed, Isobel and
Who's Laughing? (both illustrated by Leonie Worthington).
David has also created a series of junior novels, called The Team,
about a football/soccer team that doesn’t always win! Titles
include: The Soccer Machine/The Football Machine, Top of the
League, Soccer Camp, Superteam and Banned!
David lives with his wife and two children in Norfolk,
England.
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