Ivan Jones (author)
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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.
series, published by Scholastic. The books were adapted into three six-part series for BBC Television
. The first series was broadcast in 2000, second series in 2001 and the third series in 2002. They are still being shown in the U.K and in other parts of the world.
The Ghost Hunter
and The Ghost Hunter at Chillwood Castle have also been published as an audiobook and in large print. The Ghost Hunter is also published in Japanese. The Ghost Hunter's House of Horror was the third book published by Scholastic.
His picture books, including The Golden Cage (Andersen Press), and The Lazy Giant (Oxford University Press) and in the USA (Dingles & Co) are written in a classic fairy-tale style and contain a moral. The Golden Cage is illustrated by Ken Brown
and is also published in France and Sweden.
His best-selling stories about Zot the Dog, published by Puffin Books, are humorous and zany. The first title, Adventures of Zot the Dog, was first noticed by Elizabeth Attenborough when the manuscript arrived at Penguin Books. The book originally published in hardback, was chosen as one of the best books of the year by Julia Eccleshare.
Other titles followed: Zot's Treasures, Zot Solves It and Zot Goes Camping. The books are illustrated by Judy Brown. The stories were adapted into a 13-part animated cartoon series for ITV and subsequently released on video.
The books were dramatized for Cannon Hill Puppet Theatre and the production ran for 88 performances in Birmingham, as well as touring schools nationally.
Jones has published other books, notably The Battle for Muck Farm, (Hodder and Stoughton) which is a magical fantasy about a girl called Kitty and her strange and mysterious horsey friend Humpy Lumpy.
Ivan Jones' play, Shelter, was one of the winning entries for the Midlands New Writers Festival. This is a moving, sometimes tragic, play with powerful themes of homelessness and fantasy. It contains strong characters and explores such themes as young love, anger, religion and escapism. The central character's obsession with James Bond
is both a parody of Fleming's character but also an exploration of the power of such a character on the workings and imaginings of a young person's mind.
Jones' stage play Winterblock's Ghost was performed at Leicester Haymarket, with the lead role played by Colin Hurley. This is a play in the absurdist tradition. It uses black humour and grotesque characters. All the action takes place in the offices of an educational bureaucracy where absurd struggles for power take place - and where a ghost seeks revenge.
, which is published by Scholastic and Scholastic Inc (USA). The book contains a poem for every night of the year (365 in all) and each month is illustrated by a different, well-known artist.
(quote from Amazon: I think this is a wonderful, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural group of poems. My son is entranced by them and loves the format of a poem for each night. The poems are a combination of classic and new, and the illustrations are lovely. My son is 4 and developing a love of poetry.'
Review: http://www.education-blog.net/
"The greatest anthology of children’s poems is Good Night, Sleep Tight
, created by Ivan Jones (a British fiction writer) and Mal Lewis Jones
(a British children’s writer).
The book has 12 sections, each for a month and 366 poems by different authors, like Emily Dickinson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Walter de la Mare and others. It is decorated with wonderful pictures suitable for children.
Birthday poems and poems connected with other different events and holidays are also included in the book. Since it contains 366 poems, it is advisable to read only one a night. And in the end do not forget that children need special attention and care. Try to read the poems with emotion and put your love in it."
Many of Jones' poems were commissioned for BBC schools' radio, including several about Kochi in India, viz:
The Chinese Fishermen at Kochi;
Water City;
Monsoon Storm.
Other commissioned works included poems about "birds" and "the sea". Numerous other poems appear in collections such as I Love You, Football; and I Wanna Be Your Mate, (edited by Tony Bradman) and Spooky Poems, (published by Scholastic).
Novels and Picture Books
Jones' best known novels are The Ghost HunterThe Ghost Hunter
The Ghost Hunter is a general name for a series of novels by Ivan Jones about a Victorian shoe-shine boy who has become a ghost. The boy, called William Povey, is trying to escape from the evil and obsessive Ghost Hunter, Mrs Croker...
series, published by Scholastic. The books were adapted into three six-part series for BBC Television
The Ghost Hunter (TV series)
The Ghost Hunter is an award winning British children's drama series created for the BBC and based on the books The Ghost Hunter by Ivan Jones . It was first broadcast in January 2000 and the last series was first broadcast,in 2002. Repeats continue to be shown on BBC and CBBC as well as in other...
. The first series was broadcast in 2000, second series in 2001 and the third series in 2002. They are still being shown in the U.K and in other parts of the world.
The Ghost Hunter
The Ghost Hunter
The Ghost Hunter is a general name for a series of novels by Ivan Jones about a Victorian shoe-shine boy who has become a ghost. The boy, called William Povey, is trying to escape from the evil and obsessive Ghost Hunter, Mrs Croker...
and The Ghost Hunter at Chillwood Castle have also been published as an audiobook and in large print. The Ghost Hunter is also published in Japanese. The Ghost Hunter's House of Horror was the third book published by Scholastic.
His picture books, including The Golden Cage (Andersen Press), and The Lazy Giant (Oxford University Press) and in the USA (Dingles & Co) are written in a classic fairy-tale style and contain a moral. The Golden Cage is illustrated by Ken Brown
Ken Brown
Ken Brown or Kenny Brown is the name of:*Ken Brown , Professor of History and Pro-Vice Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast*Ken Brown , American filmmaker, photographer, cartoonist, and designer...
and is also published in France and Sweden.
His best-selling stories about Zot the Dog, published by Puffin Books, are humorous and zany. The first title, Adventures of Zot the Dog, was first noticed by Elizabeth Attenborough when the manuscript arrived at Penguin Books. The book originally published in hardback, was chosen as one of the best books of the year by Julia Eccleshare.
Other titles followed: Zot's Treasures, Zot Solves It and Zot Goes Camping. The books are illustrated by Judy Brown. The stories were adapted into a 13-part animated cartoon series for ITV and subsequently released on video.
The books were dramatized for Cannon Hill Puppet Theatre and the production ran for 88 performances in Birmingham, as well as touring schools nationally.
Jones has published other books, notably The Battle for Muck Farm, (Hodder and Stoughton) which is a magical fantasy about a girl called Kitty and her strange and mysterious horsey friend Humpy Lumpy.
Plays
Early in his career, Jones wrote a weekly comedy for BBC Radio called Lost Hollow. Lost Hollow is the name of the village round which the series was based; a village cut off from the outside world and full of eccentric characters such as Reginald Pustule Quatt, Gilbert Sludge and Madame Cochon. Parts of the drama are satirical, while other parts are gently humorous - exaggerating rivalries and characters of village life. The series ran for 60 episodes and was produced and directed by Diane Kemp.Ivan Jones' play, Shelter, was one of the winning entries for the Midlands New Writers Festival. This is a moving, sometimes tragic, play with powerful themes of homelessness and fantasy. It contains strong characters and explores such themes as young love, anger, religion and escapism. The central character's obsession with James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
is both a parody of Fleming's character but also an exploration of the power of such a character on the workings and imaginings of a young person's mind.
Jones' stage play Winterblock's Ghost was performed at Leicester Haymarket, with the lead role played by Colin Hurley. This is a play in the absurdist tradition. It uses black humour and grotesque characters. All the action takes place in the offices of an educational bureaucracy where absurd struggles for power take place - and where a ghost seeks revenge.
Poems
As well as his other writing, Ivan Jones has published many poems for adults and children, including the very successful, Good Night, Sleep TightGood Night, Sleep Tight
Good Night, Sleep Tight is a major children's poetry anthology collated by Ivan Jones and Mal Lewis Jones. It contains 366 poems by world famous and lesser known poets, one poem for each night of the year. The book is divided into twelve sections with each month illustrated by a well-known...
, which is published by Scholastic and Scholastic Inc (USA). The book contains a poem for every night of the year (365 in all) and each month is illustrated by a different, well-known artist.
(quote from Amazon: I think this is a wonderful, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural group of poems. My son is entranced by them and loves the format of a poem for each night. The poems are a combination of classic and new, and the illustrations are lovely. My son is 4 and developing a love of poetry.'
Review: http://www.education-blog.net/
"The greatest anthology of children’s poems is Good Night, Sleep Tight
Good Night, Sleep Tight
Good Night, Sleep Tight is a major children's poetry anthology collated by Ivan Jones and Mal Lewis Jones. It contains 366 poems by world famous and lesser known poets, one poem for each night of the year. The book is divided into twelve sections with each month illustrated by a well-known...
, created by Ivan Jones (a British fiction writer) and Mal Lewis Jones
Mal Lewis Jones
- Background :She was born in Kidderminster, England and attended a private school before moving to Kidderminster High School for Girls at eleven. She continued her education at Warwick University, where she read English and American Literature. Her tutors were Germaine Greer, Harold Beaver and...
(a British children’s writer).
The book has 12 sections, each for a month and 366 poems by different authors, like Emily Dickinson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Walter de la Mare and others. It is decorated with wonderful pictures suitable for children.
Birthday poems and poems connected with other different events and holidays are also included in the book. Since it contains 366 poems, it is advisable to read only one a night. And in the end do not forget that children need special attention and care. Try to read the poems with emotion and put your love in it."
Many of Jones' poems were commissioned for BBC schools' radio, including several about Kochi in India, viz:
The Chinese Fishermen at Kochi;
Water City;
Monsoon Storm.
Other commissioned works included poems about "birds" and "the sea". Numerous other poems appear in collections such as I Love You, Football; and I Wanna Be Your Mate, (edited by Tony Bradman) and Spooky Poems, (published by Scholastic).
Adaptations
He has adapted many children's books for Radio 4 and Radio 7 including:- The Machine GunnersThe Machine GunnersThe Machine Gunners is a children's historical novel by Robert Westall published in 1975. It was awarded the Carnegie Medal for that year, and in 2007 was selected by judges of the Carnegie Medal as one of the ten most important children's novels of the past 70 years...
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