Andy Cope (born 1966) is an English

children's author Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

. He has written book series such as ''Spy Dog'', ''Spy Pups'' and ''Spy Cat'' (Puffin). He has also written ''Raccoon Rampage'' and ''Racoon Rampage: The Raid'' for HarperCollins. Cope was born in

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...

in 1966. In addition to writing children's books, he also describes himself as a teacher, trainer and learning junkie. He completed a PhD (

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...

, UK) specializing in happiness and flourishing in the workplace. He set up a training company in 2005. 'Art of Brilliance Ltd' delivers a wide range of positive psychology and wellbeing programmes to business and schools around the world. Their flagship programme, 'The Art of Being Brilliant' became a best-selling book in 2012. Andy has written several other books in the wellbeing genre: * Be Brilliant Everyday (Capstone) * The Little Book of Emotional Intelligence (Hodder) * Shine (Capstone) * Zest (Capstone) * Leadership: The Multiplier Effect (Hodder) * The Little Book of Being Brilliant (Capstone) * How to be a WELL BEING (Capstone) Andy has also teamed up colleagues to write personal development books aimed at teenagers and young people: * Diary of a Brilliant Kid (Capstone) * The Art of Being a Brilliant Teenager (Capstone) * A Teenager's Guide to Awesomeness (Hodder) Andy has also set up a Brilliant Schools initiative, aimed at getting wellbeing onto the educational agenda. He was presented with a Points of Light Award in recognition of the various city-wide schools projects that he's initiated

Awards

*Spy Dog: Winner of the Redhouse Children's Book of the Year 2006 *Spy Dog: Winner of

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"Developing" 7+ category"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cope, Andrew Living people 1966 births English children's writers People from Derby Alumni of Loughborough University