Steven Andre Augarde was born in 1950 in Birmingham and spent many years in the West Country before moving to Yorkshire.
[1] As well as producing his own books, he has worked as an illustrator and paper engineer for other authors and artists.
He also provided the artwork and music for two series of the animated BBC television show Bump about a clumsy young elephant.
[3] Augarde's more recent work has been aimed at older children and young adults.
The Touchstone Trilogy is a subtle fantasy which depicts fairy folk as reclusive tribes largely without magic.