Graham Howells is a Welsh illustrator and children's author. Howells was born in Antwerp, Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

, before moving to Pembroke Dock

Pembroke Dock

Pembroke Dock is a town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, lying north of Pembroke on the River Cleddau. Originally a small fishing village known as Paterchurch, the town was greatly expanded from 1814 onwards following the construction of a Royal Naval Dockyard...

 at the age of ten. He attended Bush Comprehensive School in Pembroke

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire

Pembroke is an historic settlement and former county town of Pembrokeshire in west Wales. The town and the county derive their name from that of the cantref of Penfro: Pen = "head" or "end", and bro = "region", "country", "land", and so it means essentially "Land's End".-History:The main point of...

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He has illustrated books for many other authors, as well as writing and illustrating his own. Many of his books are available in both Welsh

Welsh language

Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...

 and English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

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Howells won the 2009 English Tir na n-Og Award for his book Merlin’s Magical Creatures (Pont Books

Pont Books

Pont Books is the name of the imprint for young people published by Gomer Press, the largest independent publishing house in Wales. Pont Books was launched in 1991. The logo shows its intention of building bridges between young people in Wales, whatever their background and whichever languages...

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Written and illustrated

• Merlin’s Magical Creatures (Pont Books)
• Creaduriaid Hud Myrddin Ddewin (Gwasg Gomer)
• Merlin Awakes (Pont Books)
• Diwrnod i’r Dewin (Gwasg Gomer)

Illustrated

• Stories of Welsh Life: Rebecca’s Daughter (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
• Stories of Welsh Life: Captain Dan and the Ruby Ann (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
• Straeon Bywyd Cymru: Capten Dan a’r Ruby Ann (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
• Straeon Bywyd Cymru: Merch Beca (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
• Tales from Wales: Stories of the Stones (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
• Tales from Wales: Fairy Tales from Wales (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
• Straeon Plant Cymru: Meini Mawr Cymru (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
• Straeon Plant Cymru: Straeon y Tylwyth Teg (Gwasg Carreg Gwalch)
• Llyfrau Hwyl Dwli/Dwli’s Fun Books: Concro’r Byd/Around the World (Gwasg Gomer)
• Llyfrau Hwyl Dwli/Dwli’s Fun Books: Ar Daith/On the Move (Gwasg Gomer)
• Llyfrau Hwyl Dwli/Dwli’s Fun Books: Anifeiliaid/Animals (Gwasg Gomer)
• Llyfrau Hwyl Dwli/Dwli’s Fun Books: Cymru Gyfan/Wales All Over (Gwasg Gomer)
• Spellmakers (Pont Books)
• Swynion (Gwasg Gomer)
• Hiding Hopcyn (Pont Books)
• Melangell (Gwasg Gomer)
• Fabulous Celtic Beasts (Pont Books)
• Creaduriaid Rhyfeddol (Gwasg Gomer)