Our story
Dodo and Dinosaur® is an award-winning micro publisher and design studio based in Norfolk, founded by mother and daughter team, Jill Michelle Smith and Jennifer Watson. We produce fun and educational children's books about natural history, alongside a colourful range of eco-friendly Extraordinary Extinct™ accessories to inspire and fascinate all ages!
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Press
For press enquiries, interviews or other engagement activities, please contact us. We regularly speak at live events and welcome radio and television opportunities.
Workshops and Events
We are proud to work with schools, museums and organisations nationwide to provide fun and engaging hands-on workshops, self-led activities, competitions and collaborative events on a range of natural history subjects. We offer a variety of adaptable experiences that can be designed to suit your needs and engage audiences of all ages. These include fossil handling sessions, book readings and interactive presentations, as well as our popular family trails and eco-friendly craft activities.
Schools and Learning
Our Extraordinary Extinct™ books are designed to link to central Key Stage 1 and 2 topics and our supporting digital content creates a vibrant multi-platform learning experience for all abilities. Our unique, creative approach provides an accessible gateway into science exploration.
Our activity workshops are ideal for schools, community groups and pop-up events. To request a session on a topic of your choice, from dinosaurs and fossils to the Ice Age, Stone Age or Victorian discoveries, please simply get in touch with the age group and class size.
Not only do our designs celebrate our extraordinary natural world, but they help care for it too. We carefully produce all our products and packaging with only the best quality, sustainable and environmentally friendly materials.
Our children's picture books are printed in the UK on sustainably sourced, Carbon Balanced paper in association with World Land Trust.
Our fabric products are made from sustainably sourced organic cotton.
Caring for our Planet
Bespoke Design
Our family-run design studio is always looking for new ways to draw attention to the Earth's incredible creatures, so that audiences of all ages can enjoy connecting with nature.
Since publishing our first children's picture book in 2021, we have produced a broad range of environmentally-friendly gifts and accessories. These colourful designs are perfect for inspiring curiosity, imagination and a sense of adventure!
What's more, our products are hand-finished to order and many can be customised with the design of your choice.
If you would like to stock our products, request a bespoke design or work with the design team at Dodo and Dinosaur® on an upcoming project, please don't hesitate to get in touch - we'd love to hear from you!
Become a Sponsor
While our website is already packed with fossil favourites, we know that lifelong dino lovers often have one particular design they’re still waiting to see. Simply tell us which prehistoric creature you’d like us to illustrate, and our artist will bring it to life in the distinctive style of our existing designs!
How it works
Tell us the prehistoric species you’d like us to illustrate and leave the rest to the artist. Your design will be created in our signature style, making this a truly unique gift for the dinosaur enthusiast in your life, or a brilliant treat for yourself.
We’re able to offer a totally bespoke design at this special price thanks to your kind sponsorship. In return, the illustration remains the property of Dodo and Dinosaur® and may become part of our online collection, allowing other like-minded prehistoric enthusiasts to enjoy your design choice too!
Got a favourite dinosaur, pterosaur, marine reptile or other Extraordinary Extinct™ creature in mind? Become a sponsor and make it your own.