Jennifer Watson

Born in South West London, Jennifer Watson grew up in Norfolk. From a young age she loved natural history and developed an eye for art and design. She graduated with a First Class degree from Norwich University of the Arts in 2015, where her focus was bringing weird and wonderful creatures to life. When on maternity leave from working for the National Trust, Jennifer took the opportunity to explore her own design work further and founded Dodo and Dinosaur® with co-author and illustrator, Jill Michelle Smith, in 2021. The pair have since received glowing reviews of their books from both palaeontologists and museums. Aimed at primary school children, their vibrant titles bring extraordinary extinct dinosaurs, birds, reptiles and mammals to life for little explorers in a fun and accessible way.