Chris Powling was editor of the children's book magazine Books for Keeps from 1989-1996 when it won the Eleanor Farjeon Award for services to children's literature, has served on numerous prize panels and is consultant to a national children's book club. He has written more than sixty books for children including The Mustang Machine, The Phantom Carwash, The Conker As Hard As A Diamond and The Multi-Million Pound Mascot. Scoular is always in demand as an author/illustrator. After studying Graphic Design at the Glasgow School of Art, he worked as an Art teacher in a large comprehensive school in central Scotland. Other titles for A&C Black include: The Book About Books (written by Chris Powling), Eyes Wide Open (by Jan Mark) and two Rockets quartets: Wizard's Boy and Stan the Dog.
