Education
Born in London, Baynton was educated at Hereford Cathedral Preparatory School and Ledbury Grammar School, and studied electroencephalography at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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Martin Baynton
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He is a children's book writer, he has also written fiction for adults and a selection of his short stories have been anthologised. His books have been widely published in the United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand and Australia, and he has illustrated books written by authors such as Russell Hoban and Kenneth Grahame. In the 1970s, he joined Street Bartholomew"s Hospital developing biofeedback technology, and as a therapist working for biofeedback pioneer Doctor Ann Wooley-Hart.
They created the award winning Jane and the Dragon (based on Baynton"s book series of the same name), and more recently The WotWots (for pre-schoolers).
Baynton and Taylor are founding partners and owners of Pukeko Pictures a New Zealand based Intellectual Property development company creating children"s properties for film and television In 2009 Baynton and Theo developed The WotWots along with Richard Taylor for Pukeko Pictures and Weta Workshop. Baynton has also worked as actor for the stage and for television
