The night the milk turned sour and all the animals were bewitched, the fairies came a-creeping to the bed of little Ifan. The world had turned sour for Twm and Gwyneth. Nothing was the same. Huw grew strong and happy still, but something had changed in his fair-haired twin, Ifan.
Malachy was born in Ireland, went to college in England, brought up his children in Wales and has now returned to Ireland, where he lives on a tiny island off the coast of County Donegal.
After spells in advertising and as a special needs teacher, Malachy turned to writing children's books. He has now had over 70 published and has won many prizes, including the Parent's Choice Gold Award and the Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award (for 'Tales from Old Ireland'), the Nestle Children's Book Silver Award (for 'The Dancing Tiger'), the Tir na nOg Award (for 'Georgie') and the English Association Award (for 'Cow').
