Story-Powered Language Learning Books

Mark Pallis is a lifelong lover of language. He published his first book while training as a lawyer. Mark switched to the creative sector and devised the award winning BBC TV drama Garrow’s Law and served as Story Editor over its four series. Since then, Mark built up 15 years’ experience in communication and storytelling, including as Creative Director of a busy London ad agency, writing episodes for the Daytime Emmy winning Tales of Peter Rabbit and sitting on the Executive Committee of the Children’s Media Foundation. He is represented by the BKS Agency. His bestselling children’s book ‘Crab and Whale’ has been translated into five languages.

Peter Baynton is an animator, director and illustrator based in London. He is the Animation Director of the UK’s Channel 4’s new 2019 Christmas film, The Tiger Who Came To Tea, adapted from Judith Kerr’s classic book. He has been directing short films, music videos and commercials for twelve years, picking up over 25 awards at film festivals around the world along the way. He has also worked as a storyboard artist on the BAFTA winning CBeebies show Sarah & Duck, and in 2017 was the 2D Animation Director for Paddington 2.