Mark Bird is a children’s author and teacher. He was born in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire and now lives in London. He was actually born in a cemetery. His debut picture book, ‘Halloween Date From Hell’ came out in October 2022 followed by ‘The Klangaroo’ in 2024. Mark has poems published in several anthologies including Ana Sampson’s ‘Heroes and Villains’, Gaby Morgan’s ‘Cosy Poems’, Brian Moses’ ‘The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems’, Kathryn Beevors’ ‘Peak Poetry’, Jonathan Humble’s ‘Sky Surfing’ and in Gill Education’s ‘Over The Moon’ series.

He was most recently published in two anthologies from Macmillan: ‘Space - Royal Observatory Greenwich Poetry Book’, and ‘You’re Never Too Much - poems for every emotion’. Many more of Mark’s poems can be found on his website: www.Dreambeastpoems.com.