Rodgers' warmly comic creation Wilf is destined to become a classic Herald Blending brilliantly paced storytelling with immensely appealing cartoon-style illustrations, these are exactly the kind of stories which inspire children to become readers Scotsman

Frank Rodgers has written and illustrated a wide range of books for children -- picture books, story books, non-fiction and novels. His children's stories have been broadcast on radio and TV and he created a sitcom series for CBBC based on his book The Intergalactic Kitchen. His recent work for Puffin includes new titles in the bestselling Witch's Dog series, and the swashbuckling new Pirate Penguins series. Frank was an art teacher before becoming an author and illustrator and he lives in Glasgow with his wife. He has two grown-up children.