Jonathan Emmett was born in Leicestershire in 1965, is the son of a mechanical fitter and a primary school teacher, and grew up in the village of Enderby. He studied architecture at Nottingham University. He's since written over sixty children's books and his work has been translated into over 30 different languages. His books have won several book awards in the UK, the US and beyond including the FCBG Red House Children's Book Award for Pigs Might Fly and the Sheffield Children's Book Award for The Pig's Knickers.