Patience, John: - John trained in typography and book design at the Harris College in Preston, Lancashire, UK and worked briefly as a designer for a couple of publishers in London, England.
He is perhaps best known for his Tales from Fern Hollow series of children\'s books which were first published in the 1980s and 1990s..
John has written, designed and illustrated both flat books and pop-up books including doing the paper engineering.
Since then he has had more than 100 titles published in many countries around the world and translated into many languages - including his retellings of many of the classic fairy tales by Hans Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault and others.
John\'s first self-authored illustrated children\'s book was published in 1980 - The Seasons in Fern Hollow.
Later, he did various jobs to earn a living, whilst developing his writing and illustrating skills and trying to get his own children\'s books published.
Patience, John: - John trained in typography and book design at the Harris College in Preston, Lancashire, UK and worked briefly as a designer for a couple of publishers in London, England
