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Jonna Dempsey

Jonna Dempsey is a Scottish children’s author and illustrator whose work is rooted in nature. She had a successful career as a psychotherapist, but motherhood inspired her to change her career and study Children’s Book Illustration at Leith School of Art, Edinburgh. Jonna specialises in narrative non-fiction but also loves traditional stories and folklore. She lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Books by Jonna Dempsey