Saviour Pirotta has written over 60 books for children, ranging from picture and information books to novels, including Turtle Bay (Frances Lincoln) which has been commended by the American Booksellers Magazine and the National Council for Social Studies. He has recently written several titles in the Deep in the Rainforest and MYBees series for Hodder Wayland, as well as numberous storybooks. He was born in Malta and is a trained chef.