Peter Cotton is a retired medical professor living on Dewees Island in South Carolina, writing books for young children about Fred the snake and his friends. He grew up in England where the first tale was conceived long ago as a bedtime story for his then young children about how (not) to cross the road. When they had their kids, they asked what happened to "Fred-Fred" (so called because Fred was temporarily bisected). Peter teamed up with a special illustrator (Canadian Bonnie Lemaire) and published the first book “When Fred the Snake got Squished and Mended”.
Together they now have a series of nine popular books, having fun in rhyme with Jungle Jim, Perdy and Jack and several animal friends. They go to school, welcome Jungle Jim and other animals, try camping, visit the beach, tour Charleston and recently have been exploring the sights of USA in three books- USA East, Central and West. The books are self-published and managed by Bublish.com.
Peter’s books have received several awards, including five Mom’s Choice Gold awards, and numerous 5-star reviews. Reviewers have compared his work to Lewis Carroll, Hilaire Belloc, Dr Suess and Roald Dahl.
When not busy with Fred, Peter travels widely to lecture, to enjoy his family, and to play golf. He reflects on life, and on his medical career in his blogs, and in his published memoirs “The Tunnel at the End of the Light”.
Peter says that he was not named after a rabbit.
www.petercottontales.com Illustrator www.Bonniella.com
