Larry Hayes is afraid of zombies in lifts, vampires in rocking chairs and baby crocodiles in toilets. He is no longer afraid of the dark, changing a nappy in a moving vehicle, or death. He is the author of the How to Survive series, the latest of which, How to Survive Time Travel, won the 9 - 12 category Laugh Out Loud Book Award. When he's not writing children's books, Larry works in finance, helps run a homeless charity and is the governor of a primary school federation.