Bently, Peter, 1960-

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
בנטלי, פיטר, 1960-
Name (Latin)
Bently, Peter, 1960-
Date of birth
1960-12-29
Place of birth
Hampshire (England)
Place of residence/headquarters
Devon (England)
Field of activity
Children's literature
Occupation
Authors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 155038430
Wikidata: Q19662703
Library of congress: nb2010021371
Sources of Information
  • המלך ג'ק והדרקון, תשע"ג 2012:
  • The great dog bottom swap, 2009:t.p. (Peter Bently)
  • Phone call from pub., June 15, 2011:(Author of The great dog bottom swap also wrote King Jack and the dragon and Shark in the dark)
  • United Agents www site, 17 Aug. 2010:Peter Bently page (born 29th Dec. 1960)
  • Wikipedia, Mar. 16, 2015(Peter Bently (born 1960 in Tidworth, Hampshire, England) is a British children's writer. He is best known for his rhyming picture books. He now lives in Devon.)

Wikipedia description:

Peter Bently (born 29 December 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.

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