Born in London, England

Ed won the Highland Children's Book Award in 2007 for his book, The Getaway and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration, recognising his 2008 picture book Banana. His third book, Mr. Big was chosen by Booktrust as the official Booktime book for 2009. His 2018 book, How to Be a Lion, was nominated for the 2019 Kate Greenaway Medal and the 2019 Carnegie Medal.