After graduating he worked as a teacher for five years before moving to a remote artists’ commune in Norfolk to concentrate on his writing.

David Almond was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1951 and grew up in the small mining town of Felling. That’s until Harry, Sue and Little Ben begin to fill the gaps of the world: with a mousy thing, a chirpy thing and a twisty legless thing. The imagination of three children takes on unexpected life in a creation tale from the dream team of David Almond and Dave McKean.It's a short story but the characters are fully formed through the combination of concise writing and gorgeous scenery, and the whole story prompts comparisons of other mythologies- making it an ideal supplementary read for pupils learning about Greeks, Romans or Vikings. He is known worldwide as the multi- award-winning author of Skellig , Clay , and many other novels, stories, and plays, including two previous titles illustrated by Dave McKean. An award-winning British team conjures a haunting graphic novella that shows what happens when the complacent gods stop creating things and children pick up the slack. His first book, Sleepless Nights, a collection of short stories for adults, was published in 1985 and was followed in 1997 by a second volume, A Kind of Heaven.

David Almond’s books are strange, unsettling wild things – unfettered by the normal constraints of children’s literature. Mouse Bird Snake Wolf is a 2013 graphic novel, written by David Almond and illustrated by David McKean.This was followed by The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas (2012) a children’s book illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, Mouse Bird Snake Wolf (2013) with illustrator Dave McKean, A Song for Ella Grey (2014) and The Tightrope Walker (2014), a novel for young adults, and The Colour of the Sun (2018).

Harry, Sue and Little Ben are our main protagonists, who spend their days walking, climbing and exploring this world that is quite like our own – but a little bit unfinished. Mouse Bird Snake Wolf is one of the most beautifully constructed graphic novels I have ever had the opportunity to read. I don't want to rate it a 5 because there wasn't enough writing in it so there wasn't enough information. I like little Ben because he was very understandable about doing those things which were not good for him. Make sure to look into the author and subject of this one because it isn't for the average reader/family.I would recommend this book because it has good pictures to go along with the story and really let's you see what is going on in the story.

David Almond is the author of Skellig, Bone Music, Island, The Savage, The Tightrope Walkers, A Song for Ella Grey, The Dam, The Colour of the Sun, and many other novels, stories, picture books, opera librettos, songs and plays. I'd recommend it to any junior school pupil, and I'd certainly recommend it to colleagues and friends who are teachers. Almond’s words and McKean’s artwork blend brilliantly to create a book that is like no other, the words and illustrations seem to dance with one another on the page, they have a fluidity about them that is enchanting, guiding the reader deeper within the story and giving Mouse Bird Snake Wolf its phenomenal power and in my opinion makes this a truly captivating and beautiful read. The Gods are happy with their creation, they’ve built the sea, sky, mountains and many other magnificent things to fill the earth…but now they are tired and require sleep. The narrative alone is a delight to read aloud but the combination of story with illustrations make this work remarkable.The contorted beauty of McKean's figures and Almond's intense, twisty narrative will keep readers right on the edge of comfort before the clouds clear. This has a good moral and will be a great lesson to those who think they can overpower others as well as a great read! His children’s novel My Name is Mina (2010), a prequel to Skellig, was nominated for a 2012 Carnegie Medal.