Sminky Minky
| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Menston, Ilkley, Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | I am happily married. We have two children and I just love being a Daddy. We live at the foot of the Yorkshire Dales and also have a second home in the Languedoc. I was born into a Showmans family (fairground & circus) and have some wonderful childhood memories. I have some incredible memories of my teenage years also, spent in a strange little place that is Hebden Bridge. I am an accomplished songwriter and musician. In and amongst I received a First Class Honours Degree in Early Childhood Education. I am the Artistic Director of a Puppetry & Storytelling Company. There is a whole other life that keeps my attention most hours of the day but in those spare moments and snatched hours, I write. Perhaps most importantly, is my aim to enjoy every day and, within that, every friendship and felt experience. |
| Interests | Writing children's stories, writing and performing music, walking, travelling, going to the gym, theatre, listening to music, meeting new people, playing with our children, spending time with my wife our family and our close friends, cuddles and hugs. |
| Favorite movies | The Magnificent Seven, The Quiet Man, The Railway Children, Party Party, 300, and the odd John Wayne film. |
| Favorite music | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Claude Debussy, Elmer Bernstein, Ronald Binge, David Sylvian, The Bee Gees, The Sundays, etc |
| Favorite books | 'A Christmas Carol' (Charles Dickens), 'Rip Van Winkle' (Washington Irving), 'Peanuts' (Charles Shultz), 'Green Eggs and Ham' (Dr. Seuss), The 'Janet and John' series (O'Donnell and Munro), various contemporary children's picture books, dusty old folklore and fairytale books, rhyming dictionarys, thesauri. |