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Helen Ward Author & Illustrator

Helen Ward trained at the Brighton School of Art, winning the first Walker Prize for Children's Illustration in her final year. Having twice won the National Art Library Award, her books for Templar include Aesop's Animal Fables, King of the Birds, Varmints and The Cockerel and the Fox, short-listed for the 2003 Kate Greenaway Medal. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse sees the return of a stunning talent in picture book illustration.