David Bell is proud to have been born in Liverpool, UK. He learned to draw by copying Tintin and Maurice Sendak, clear graphic influences in the illustrated edition of his book The Dog Hunters. He studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Liverpool Art School, and after a successful career in London advertising he swapped hemispheres to do ads in New Zealand where he now lives in Auckland with his family and a small dog called Joey. In 1999 he set up Adschool at the Media Design School, Auckland’s internationally acclaimed course for aspiring young writers and art directors. In 2010 he returned to creative advertising, a job he now shares with his first love – storytelling. In advertising he has won a number of awards including The 2nd Best Radio Commercial Of All Time (Kodacolor Gold) and a Lifetime Achievement Award in the NZ AXIS Advertising Awards 2011. 'The Dog Army Illustrated'- the final book in the first trilogy of the the adventures of Llewelyn & Gelert now available on Amazon and on Kindle https://www.amazon.com/dp/1537024795?... https://www.amazon.com/Dog-Assassins-... http://www.amazon.com/Dog-Hunters-Ill... http://www.davidnbell.com/The_Dog_Hun... https://www.createspace.com/4363910 5 STAR AMAZON REVIEWS: *****By Leland1234 on July 24, 2014 Wow wow wow... The lush illustrations alone would be reason to buy this book, but the story of a mysterious wolfhound and his boy is compelling and delightfully written. Hundreds of illustrations make this book a work of art... the audience for this book should be just about all dog lovers, especially those who can laugh at a dog farting (which Gelert often does) while under stressful circumstances... One of the most amazing books with a canine for a hero that I've read this year.... I can't wait for the next volume to come out! Let's all say a prayer that the illustrator's hands and eyes hold out... the drawings are delightfully detailed and meticulous. *****Five Stars By Tony Johns on August 20, 2014 Absolutely brilliant read. Well worth recommending. PS would make a fantastic film *****The storytelling doesn't need further bringing to life ... but it's further brought to life ...By Me on 12 Aug 2014 Fantastic illustrations. :) The story doesn't even need them as it is so complete and vivid an adventure through the storytelling alone .. But it's a bonus to enjoy the artist's original vision and talent - i hope one day soon it gets reviewed in mainstream press in UK & finds a big publisher and printed to the kind of quality that does it more justice (this print-on-demand book is not bad quality and only has a couple of auto-correct-style copy-editing misses here and there). But it's in the world, which is a very good thing. My proper review is alongside the original unillustrated edition :) *****IW-book THE BEST! By Dewachter, MJ on 16 Aug 2014 Brilliant and fascinating story, beautiful illustrations, funny, scary, adventurous, very exciting to read and looking forwards to the rest! *****Five Stars By donna vickers on 16 Aug 2014 Fantastic book and brilliant illustrations, certainly a must have for any hound lover! Can't wait for book 2! *****All Paws On Deck! Grab a copy of the Dog Hunters or you're Barkin' Mad! By Dixie Lily on July 29, 2014 Well, now. Where to begin. I'll try and write slowly, because otherwise, my enjoyment of this book comes tumbling out incoherently. Talk about a rattlin' good yarn! This story hits the ground running and never slows down. It's rip-roaring, swashbuckling, high-energy adventure. It reminded me of all my favorite Indiana Jones movies all rolled into one, but with a Wolfhound and his boy in th