Donna Smith Fredin is a British illustrator/author/designer with a lifelong obsession with creating things. Having a librarian for a mother she spent most of her childhood in bookshops and libraries, and regards them as her childhood playgrounds. Starting out studying ceramics at Bath University and then moving into a career in digital design and Illustration, Donna has always been part of the creative world. Her two young children are her main inspiration and the reason she began writing stories. Her illustration style is heavily influenced by her years living in Stockholm, Sweden.