About Ted Staunton
Ted Staunton (born March 29, 1956) is a Canadian author and teacher, best known for his children's books and numerous series. He has published nearly sixty titles. Puddleman, his first major work, starting life as an assignment in university, but was later illustrated by internationally recognized artist Brenda Clark. Some of Staunton's titles include the Maggie and Cyril series, What Blows Up, and award-winning Who I'm Not. He also teaches a course, "Writing Children's Fiction", through George Brown College, Toronto. Staunton lives with his family in Port Hope, Ontario. Many of his stories take place in Port Hope. For Puddleman, Staunton worked with local illustrator Brenda Clark, widely known for her work on the Franklin the Turtle series, (which was migrated to several television series). The first in the series was published in Autumn 2018, with Staunton writing the second in the series, What Blows Up, published early 2019.
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