After spending his formative years in England and Ireland, Adrian Peniston-Bird came to Australia as a young man and subsequently worked on a sheep station in outback New South Wales. Later becoming a teacher, he has specialised in helping children who have reading difficulties and he also enjoys 'working with talented young primary aged writers'.
In addition to producing texts for teaching and study, Peniston-Bird has contributed a number of titles to reader series intended for primary/secondary school students.
(Source of biographical material: Peniston-Bird Katie's Dream, 2000)