Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one
qualification-in art. He went to Berkshire College of Art and
Design and trained as an illustrator. His first job in
children's books was working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at
Usborne Publishing, and then he worked with Peter Kindersley at
Dorling Kindersley, where he spent 16 years. Priddy became
Creative Director of DK's Children's Division and was Managing
Director of the children's mass market publisher Funfax when it was
acquired by DK.
In 2000, he created Priddy Books with John Sargent at St
Martin's Press to create innovative and imaginative titles for
children, from first books for babies through early reference
titles for older children. Since then, over 30 million copies of
Roger''s 200 plus books have sold worldwide, with five of his
books-My Big Animal, My Big Truck, Happy Baby
Words, Happy Baby Colors and Puppy and
Friends-each selling over one million copies. He is also the
author of Big Board First 100 Words; Big Board Books
Colors, ABC, Numbers; and Bright Baby
Noisy Monsters. His creativity has been recognized with
numerous industry awards. Priddy lives in London with his wife Zena
and their four children.