Alan MacDonald is a children's writer living in Nottingham, England.

Writing

He has worked in a team of writers on TV shows such as Tweenies

Tweenies

Tweenies was a television programme aimed at young children, broadcast on the BBC's Cbeebies channel.-Overview:The programme was created by Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton, a pair with a track record of being involved in BBC children's programming...

, Horrid Henry

Horrid Henry

Horrid Henry is a fictional character created by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. The first Horrid Henry book was written and published in 1994 by Orion Books and as of the end of 2010, there have been nineteen titles published, as well as numerous collections, activity books and joke...

, Fimbles and Oggy and the Cockroaches

Oggy and the Cockroaches

Oggy and the Cockroaches is a French animated comedy series produced by Gaumont Film Company, creator of the popular series Space Goofs.-Synopsis:...

. He is the author of a number of books including the popular Dirty Bertie series with illustrator David Roberts

David Roberts (illustrator)

David Roberts is a British children's illustrator. He has illustrated a large number of books in both black and white and colour. His black and white work mainly features in books for older readers and he has worked with such well-known authors as Philip Ardagh , G.P...

, other works include The Sign of the Angel, Beware of the Bears and Pig in a Wig. He also wrote Gavin Peacock's biography, and many plays in his earlier career.

External links

• Bloomsbury Books: Author Biography