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Jo Johnstone

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Hi, I'm Jo. I live in the UK with my husband and two children. I've been writing stories for as long as I can remember, but it was having my kids that prompted me to start self publishing them. I write stories my kids like and hope other children will too. All of the children's stories I've written so far have been illustrated by my Dad, they are a proper family project!
In addition to the kids stories I've also penned s couple of fantasy stories. They're probably better for teenagers or perhaps young adults. They were written way back during my time at uni and were inspired by conversations I had with my best friends in my old rover 100, usually after we'd gone to the movies or met up to discuss books etc. One, Quest for the Dragon's Eye is ...more

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	There's a Dinosaur in My Soup! by Jo Johnstone (Goodreads Author), Kevin Edgell (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Squirly the Squirrel by Jo Johnstone (Goodreads Author), Kevin Edgell (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A T-rex ate my toothbrush 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Well lockdown is slowly beginning to ease, but life is still far from normal. Fortunately I've been able to do some freelance work here and there over lockdown and I've had chance to work on my next book! Along with spending time outside with the kids, walks, books and of coarse taking Mr C for a ride, it's helped keep my sanity intact 🙂.
Braking away from my previous picture books, I decid Read more of this blog post »

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