Meet the Creator

Biography

Peter Curtis is the Welsh-born author, creator and producer of children’s characters, books and television series known and loved the world over.

He is the creator of The World of Dinosaur Roar!, the new series of children’s books and characters produced in association with the Natural History Museum in London and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., which teaches young children about dinosaurs. Inspired by the classic picture book Dinosaur Roar! by Paul Stickland and Henrietta Stickland, this colourful collection of children’s books features dinosaurs with personalities bigger than the dinosaurs themselves!

Prior to creating The World of Dinosaur Roar!, Peter spent over 25 years working in children’s media. He was the Executive Producer of the original Bob The Builder series, which was shown on CBeebies in the UK and Nick Jr. in the US and went on to become an international phenomenon. He worked as the Executive Producer on the multi award-winning television series, The Koala Brothers, which originally aired on CBeebies in the UK and Disney Junior in the US and is now showing on Amazon Prime. He is also the creator of the preschool television series Rubbadubbers, which aired on CBeebies in the UK and Nick Jr. in the US and was shown on broadcast channels around the world.

Today, Peter is the Founder and Creative Director of UK-based production company, The Dinosaur Roar Company and writes from his home in Hove on the East Sussex coast.