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Jac Jones

ジャック・ジョーンズ

Jakku Jōnzu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1943-03-01 (Gwalchmai, Anglesey, Wales)
Nationality
Welsh
Languages
Welsh, English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Gwalchmai, Anglesey, Wales → Bristol, England (until age 7) → Returned to Gwalchmai

Career

Occupations
children's book illustrator
Active Years
1975-2024

Education

Ysgol Gynradd Gwalchmai
Primary school
Country: Wales
Ysgol Uwchradd Llangefni
Secondary school
Country: Wales

Awards

Tir na n-Og Award
1989
Organization: Welsh Books Council
Result: winner
Tir na n-Og Award
1990
Organization: Welsh Books Council
Result: winner
Tir na n-Og Award
1998
Organization: Welsh Books Council
Result: winner
Tir na n-Og Award
2020
Organization: Welsh Books Council
Result: winner
Mary Vaughan Jones Award
2012
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Betsan a’r Bwlis / Alison and the Bully Monsters

2000 children's picture book

A book written and illustrated in both Welsh and English.

bullyingfriendship

A Nod from Nelson

2009 children's book

Illustrated for Simon Weston.

Penillion y Plant

children's book

Illustrated work.

Trysorfa

children's book

Illustrated by T. Llew Jones.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Illustration-focused children's style

Legacy

Renowned Welsh children's book illustrator who has won the Tir na n-Og Award multiple times.

Trivia

  • Welsh illustrator contributing to children's literature.