Ivan Jones is a British writer of fiction. His work includes novels, picture books, plays, poetry anthologies, television series and many adaptations for BBC Radio.
He was born in Shropshire and educated at Adam's Grammar School in Newport and has a first degree from Birmingham University and a master's degree from the University of Nottingham.
Ivan Jones is married to fellow author, Mal Lewis Jones. His eldest daughter was Lara Jones, the illustrator and writer of the multimillion selling Poppy Cat books. Lara died in March 2010 from malignant melanoma. (Poppy Cat is currently a television series in the UK and America). Ivan and his wife have 2 other successful children, son Levin (a professional violinist and teacher), and daughter, Jessie, (an artist, poet and singer-songwriter).
Ivan's latest work is a novelistic memoir of a 1950’s childhood, set in post-war Britain called ‘Now The War Is Over’.
Mary Anne Hoberman: "The Folk Who live in backward town." It tells of being upside down and other opposites. It would be a great poem to talk to kids about opposites.
Jack Prelutsky: "I wonder why dad is so Thoroughly mad." The poem tells of silly things the boy did to his father. The irony of it creates humor.