MARTIN CHATTERTON grew up in Liverpool, England. As a small child, he loved books by Dr Seuss and Richard Scarry, and later enjoyed reading Richmal Crompton, Agatha Christie and Ian Fleming, among others. He names Dr Seuss as the biggest influence on his work. Moving to London to attend Kingston University in the early 1980s, Martin graduated in Graphic Design. He has taught graphic design to university students and formed a design company. He now lives in northern NSW with his wife (also a designer and illustrator) and two children. Martin has illustrated more than a hundred fiction and non-fiction titles .His recent books include The Brain Finds a Leg (short listed for the NSW Premier's Awards in 2008) and The Brain Full of Holes.