Peter Bently

|birth_place=Tidworth, Hampshire, England |occupation=Writer |nationality=British |genre=Children's literature |spouse=Lucy Curtin }} Peter Bently (born 1960) is a British children's writer. He is best known for his rhyming picture books including ''The Great Dog Bottom Swap'' (illustrated by Mei Matsuoka), ''Meet the Parents'' (with Sara Ogilvie), ''The Shark in the Dark'' (with Ben Cort) and Potion Commotion (with Sernur Isik). His books have won several awards including the 2022 Children's Book Award (UK) for ''Octopus Shocktopus'', illustrated by Steven Lenton. ''Cats Ahoy!'', his first picture book with Jim Field, won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011 and ''King Jack and the Dragon'' (with Helen Oxenbury) was named as an American Library Association Notable Book of the year. Provided by Wikipedia