Faustin Charles is an acclaimed and highly popular poet and writer for children. The Selfish Crocodile is his first picture book for Bloomsbury and he also has two poetry books published: Once Upon an Animal and Teacher Alligator. Faustin is mesmeric in performance and in demand for his events in schools libraries and festivals.

Faustin was born and grew up in the rural countryside of Trinidad, by the sea. From an early age, animals have always been special to him and he was always fascinated by the wild life on the land and in the sea. As a child, all of Faustin's play, games, stories and songs reflected the landscape and creatures around the village. He played with animals belonging to his family and chased butterflies, hunted crabs, deer and opossum, and also went fishing.

Faustin lives in London.

Biography from Bloomsbury. Last updated September 2002