Leslie is a professionally performing magician and storyteller. He lives in the north of England and contributes magic routines, articles and stories to many magical and storytelling magazines. His book 'Magictales -- The definitive book of storytelling magic', combining magic routines within the framework of stories, has been acclaimed by magicians throughout the world. He also leads storytelling workshops -- helping school teachers, early years practitioners and children to become storytellers. He writes many of his own stories, some of which can be found on his website - www.thestorytelling-resource-centre.com