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

Germaine Greer

Germaine Greer is an Australian writer, academic, journalist and scholar of early modern English literature, widely regarded as one of the most significant feminist voices of the later 20th century....

, Harold Beaver and Bernard Bergonzi.

Lewis Jones' main titles concern Cassie at the Ballet School. The books are published by Hodder Children's Books and by Ravensburger in Germany. There have been many "bind-ups" of the stories where two stories are contained in one edition. The covers of the original books show Sophie Bould

Sophie Bould

Sophie Bould is a British theatre and TV actress. Sophie is originally from Shropshire where she attended St Dominic's High School for Girls in Brewood, but is now based in London....

 and Jessie Jones. Sophie Bould starred alongside Connie Fisher

Connie Fisher

Connie Fisher is a Welsh actress and singer, who won the BBC One talent contest, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?...

 in The Sound of Music.

Lewis Jones has published other dance books including the six titles in the Dance Club series, published by McDonald Young books.

She has also adapted The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows is a classic of children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a pastoral version of England...

by Kenneth Grahame, for Hodder and WHSmith.

Her strange and mysterious story, The Grey Pony is published by Orion.

Mal Lewis Jones is also well known for the series of educational books published by Heinemann, about Frisky the Lamb. These have been very successful and widely used in U.K.schools and elsewhere.

She is also joint co-collator of the classic poetry anthology, 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...

which is a collection of 366 poems, one for every night of the year. It is published by Scholastic and in America by Scholastic Inc.

She lives in Shropshire with her husband, Ivan Jones

Ivan Jones (author)

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.-Novels and Picture Books:...

. Their daughter was the well-known illustrator (of Poppy Cat

Poppy Cat

Poppy Cat is the main character in a series of books created by British illustrator and writer Lara Jones. The books are published by Campbell Books . Several titles have been published including Poppy Cat's Play House, Poppy Cat's Christmas, Poppy Cat Loves Rainbows, Poppy Cat's Dream, and Poppy...

Books and numerous others) Lara Jones

Lara Jones

Lara Jones was a British artist, children's author and illustrator. She is best remembered for her Poppy Cat series of books, written for the very young, which have been published in 20 languages and sold nearly two million copies.-Early life:Lara Kate Jones, was born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch,...

, who died aged 34, in 2010.

Titles of books

• Cassie at the Ballet School;
• Ghost at the Ballet School;
• New Friends at the Ballet School;
• Trouble at the Ballet School;
• On Tour with the Ballet School;
• Stars of the Ballet School.

Lewis Jones has also written and published many poems in anthologies.