Jac Jones (born 1 March 1943) is a
Welsh children's book
illustrator
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.
He was born in
Gwalchmai, Anglesey and raised in
Bristol
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until the age of 7, before returning to Gwalchmai. He was educated at Ysgol Gynradd Gwalchmai and
Ysgol Uwchradd Llangefni.
Jones has illustrated children's books since the mid-1970s. He has won the
Tir na n-Og Award for several books, including the 2009 Award for ''A Nod from Nelson'' by Simon Weston.
In 2000, he wrote and illustrated a book in both Welsh and English – ''Betsan a’r Bwlis'' / ''Alison and the Bully Monsters''. His illustration work includes Welsh works of note such as ''Penillion y Plant'', ''Trysorfa'' by
T. Llew Jones and many of
Mary Vaughan Jones
Mary Vaughan Jones (28 May 1918 – April/May/June 1983) was a celebrated Welsh children's author and schoolteacher.
She was born at 'Firs Cottage', Maenan near Llanrwst in 1918, and died in the Rhuddlan area, Clwyd in 1983.
Jones authore ...
' titles and famous characters including ''Jac y Jwc''.
Jones won the
Mary Vaughan Jones Award in 2012.
References
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1943 births
Living people
Welsh illustrators
Welsh children's writers
British children's book illustrators
People from Anglesey
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