John Yeoman read English at Downing College, Cambridge, and Education at London University. Much of his teaching career was spent at the French Lycee in South Kensington, where he was for many years head of English. His first children's book, published in 1960, was also the first illustrated by Quentin Blake, and their collaboration has continued up to today. Many of their titles have appeared also in France, Germany, Holland, Japan and the USA. Since his early retirement from teaching John Yeoman has had time to read more books, listen to more opera, and plant old roses in both Sussex and South-West France, as well as writing even more stories and verses for Quentin Blake and other artists to illustrate.
