Andrew Cope

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Andy Cope (born 1966) is an English children's author. He has written book series such as Spy Dog,{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/series/110175-spy-dog|title=Spy Kids Series reviews|website=good reads.com|accessdate=25 June 2020}} Spy Pups and Spy Cat (Puffin).{{cite web |url=https://clubs-kids.scholastic.co.uk/clubs_content/15032 |title=Interview with Andrew Cope – Scholastic Book Club |website=clubs-kids.scholastic.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324173527/http://clubs-kids.scholastic.co.uk/clubs_content/15032 |archive-date=2012-03-24}}{{cite web |url=http://www.spydog451.co.uk/ |title=Home |website=spydog451.co.uk}} He has also written Raccoon Rampage and Racoon Rampage: The Raid for HarperCollins.

Cope was born in Derby in 1966. In addition to writing children's books, he also describes himself as a teacher, trainer and learning junkie.{{Cite web|url=https://www.artofbrilliance.co.uk/meet-the-team/andy-cope/|title = Andy Cope – Art of Brilliance}} He completed a PhD (Loughborough University, 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{{Cite web|date=2017-03-17|title=Brilliant Communities|url=https://www.pointsoflight.gov.uk/brilliant-communities/|access-date=2021-12-12|website=Points of Light|language=en-GB}}