Author: John Clay

My name is John Clay and I am a 60-year-old, retired Yorkshireman who currently lives in the beautiful town of Ilkley, situated at the foothills of the Yorkshire Dales with my wife (who is an AQA examiner of English Literature and Language).Standing at just 5ft in height but without any obvious characteristics to denote my stature (I simply look like I have been shrunk in the wash!!) I find that very young children have always looked at me with a sense of wonder and mystical intrigue, resulting in one of the reasons why I have always wanted to work with “tiny tots” in some capacity.As a young man, I represented GB in the sport of Powerlifting and travelled the Word, winning international competitions such as: Three times European Champion, World Silver and Bronze Medalist and many times British Champion. I have spent much of my adult life in management positions, working for SME”s and large corporate companies. However, after a short spell in hospital battling the dreaded Covid. My wife sat me down one day and explained that I should consider retirement. “As I was no good to her, dead!” And so here I am today, with a Youtube Channel for Kids https://www.youtube.com/@Chrysalis Ed and scratching an itch to write children”s stories.”The Marvellous Mr Pimplebottom” stories are Dyslexia friendly, magical, funny, and silly with naughty words that children will relate to such as, “Bogey Burger sandwiches” and “Bogey Bubble tea.” However, each book has an element of moral content, such as: “Throw your rubbish in a bin, even just an empty tin.” In, “The Marvellous Mr Pimplebottom and the Burrowing Shufflebums.” Or, never judge a person by how they look in. “The Marvellous Mr Pimplebottom and Poopie Potato.I have also tried to incorporate a simple, meaningful rhyme into each story that the children can enjoy.Although, all five of the Picture-books and the one short story that I have written so far are very different to each other, there is an element of familiarity with Mr Pimplebottom, as each book starts with the same opening paragraph, and early on in each story, Mr Pimplebottom, will chew on a disgusting toenail clipping, “which is something that he often does, when he has a problem to fix.”