Michael Lawrence was born in Huntingdonshire, England. His family moved to Sudbury, Middlesex when he was four. He later attended Ealing School of Art and He worked as a graphic designer and photographer before deciding to concentrate on writing. When the Snow Falls was his first book to be published, in 1994. The story was later expanded into A Crack in the Line, the first book of The Aldous Lexicon. He is also the co-author of The Poppykettle Papers with Robert Ingpen.

• The Poltergoose (Republished as The Curse Of The Poltergoose) ISBN 1860398367 (2000)
• The Killer Underpants
• The Toilet of Doom
• Maggot Pie (Republished as The Meanest Genie)
• The Snottle ISBN 1843623447 (2003)
• Nudie Dudie ISBN 1843626470 (2004)
• Neville the Devil ISBN 1843628791 (2005)
• Ryan's Brain ISBN 1846162270 (2006)
• The Iron, the Switch and the Broom Cupboard ISBN 1846164710 (2007)
• Kid Swap ISBN 9781408302736 (2008)
• One for All and All for Lunch (2009)
• Rudie dudie (2010)

Withern Rise/Aldous Lexicon

• A Crack in the Line ISBN 9781843624165 (2003)
• Small Eternities ISBN 1841211680 (2004)
• The Underwood See ISBN 1843628759 (2006)

Other

• When the Snow Falls (1994)
• The Griffin and Oliver Pie ISBN 9781843623564 (2006)
• Milking The Novelty ISBN 0954938100 (2005)
• Young Dracula: AND Young Monsters ISBN 184299445X (2006)
• Juby's Rook ISBN 1846166217 (2007)