Giles Andreae is the creator of the bestselling brands Purple Ronnie and The Interesting Thoughts of Edward Monkton. He has also had many children's books published, including Rumble in the Jungle and The Lion Who Wanted to Love, which won the Red House Best picture book in 1998, as did Pants in 2003. Recently Giles has written the Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs series of picture books, but it is for the international bestseller Giraffes Can't Dance that he is perhaps best known. Giles's three main creations, Purple Ronnie, Edward Monkton and his children's books have sold, between them, over 100 million greetings cards, 6 million books and GBP 250 million of merchandise.