Helen Ward

Helen Ward

  • 5 stars across 22 books
Helen Ward trained as an illustrator at Brighton School of Art, under the direction of well-known children's illustrators such as Raymond Briggs, Justin Todd, Chris McEwan and John Vernon Lord. In 1985, her final year at Brighton, Helen was awarded the first Walker Prize for Children's Illustration.

Awards for Helen's work include The National Art Library Awards 1998 and 2001 for The Hare and the Tortoise and her version of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows in the Templar Classic series, and The National Art Library Award for The Tin Forest. She was shortlisted for the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award in 2003 for The Cockerel and the Fox. This book also won the award in the children's trade category at the British Book Design and Production Awards presented in November 2003.

Helen Ward lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
3rd October 2019

The Wind in the Willows

'There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.' From picnics by the... MoreThe Wind in the Willows

(37 reviews) Review
1st October 2003

Dragonology: New 20th Anniversary Edition

MORE THAN 18 MILLION OLOGY BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDEDo you believe in dragons? Said to originate from the library of eminent ... MoreDragonology: New 20th Anniversary Edition

(4 reviews) Review
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Aesop's Fables

Sixty of the most famous of Aesop's Fables have been updated and rewritten by the talented anthologist Fiona Waters, and... MoreAesop's Fables

(3 reviews) Review
31st January 2013

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

The text is young and simple, and clearly portrays helpful morals through fun characters that young readers can relate t... MoreThe Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

(2 reviews) Review
1st October 2004

Egyptology: OVER 18 MILLION OLOGY BOOKS SOLD

Celebrate 20 incredible years of OLOGY with this special edition of Egyptology - the journal of lost adventurer and Egyp... MoreEgyptology: OVER 18 MILLION OLOGY BOOKS SOLD

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1st July 2008

Monsterology

Although dragonology was Dr. Drake's vocation, this title reveals that he spent time researching many other creatures, f... MoreMonsterology

(1 review) Review
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Dressing Jess

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A Wonderful Life?

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1st November 2004

Working with Dragons

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