Denis Bond (writer)
Denis Bond, (born 22 November 1946) is a British writer of children's books and television. His TV programmes include "The Munch Bunch" and "Picme", and his books include "Avenue", "Pop Rivals" and, for younger children, "The Witch Who Loved To Make Children Cry". ITV series. Bond was trained in drama at the Rose Bruford College and acted on stage and TV. After a period of working as a teacher, he was commissioned to write 26 episodes for the ITV series "Pipkins". He also wrote for the series "Rainbow", "Let's Pretend" and "The Munch Bunch". Section::::"The  Munch Bunch". Although "Rainbow" remains a cult classic, the "Munch Bunch" stands alone among the three for being written entirely by Bond. He had already begun written a series of "Munch Bunch" books launched under the pseudonym Giles Reed a year previously. Dagon. His next publishing venture was a series of books about Dagon, a boy from space. These were published, like the "Munch Bunch", by the Ipswich-based Studio Publications, but both ranges were terminated when a fire at Studio Publications destroyed all of the original artwork. Scholastic. Bond had, however, already moved on by then. He had two  novels published by Methuen but success really came when he began being published by Scholastic. His first book for the publishers was "The Dragon Who Couldn't Help Breathing Fire" (1990) and, by 1994, he was having books for teenagers published as well. These included three books for Scholastic's Point Romance series under the pseudonym Denise Colby, a clear reference to the US TV series "Dynasty", as well as a feminisation of his own name, "No 1", an in-depth look at the dark side of the pop music scene, and "Avenue", about a soap opera. Section::::"Picme". Bond returned  to the field of television with "Picme" an animated educational series written for the Irish broadcasters RTÉ. This has been nominated for a BAFTA. Workshops. As well as continuing to write, Denis Bond regularly conducts writing workshops at schools and libraries both in the UK and abroad. Select bibliography. For younger readers. Except where stated, all of the above titles are illustrated by Valeria Petrone.