Paul Jennings worked as a special-education teacher, a speech pathologist and a Senior Lecturer in Education before becoming a full-time writer. Helping children learn to read, particularly those with difficulties, has been a huge motivator throughout his career. Paul has been voted 'favourite author' by children in Australia over forty times and has won every children's choice award in Australia. He is one of our most successful children's writers, and has sold more than 6.7 million books.