Joel Stewart was brought up in a commune in the wilds of Yorkshire. From an early age he was knocked sideways by stories, and invariably lay on the floor drawing pictures to recover. Later, in the year 2000, he graduated with a first class degree in Illustration from Falmouth College of Art. Ever since graduating (and slightly before) he has been writing and drawing for a living, and has recently moved into animation design and directing for television (while not forgetting books!). He also plays a variety of musical instruments and lives with them and some fish in London.

Stanley Wells is an ordinary boy with some extraordinary friends - not least the mysterious Dr Moon and his canine companion Morcambe. Together they seem to stumble upon strange happenings and trip over mysteries that just need solving...

Stanley is sleeping out in the garden of his new house. He wanted some peace and quiet out in the old caravan, but that odd whooooomphing noise is something he certainly wasn't expecting. There appear to be new trees in the garden... very odd. And now his mum and the twins are missing - could these things be connected? And what about Jim, the old man who lives in the woods with his old parrot telling tales of the sea? Could he be involved somehow? Dr Moon is the only person who can help Stanley with this puzzle and luckily he's on his way...