Books are my business: graphic designer and illustrator Karen Harte

It was exciting to have the freedom to play with the 'Milly McCarthy' universe and come up with different characters and thankfully every time I sent stuff back, Leona was delighted with it

Illustrator Karen Harte with author of the 'Milly McCarthy' book series  Leona Forde. Picture: Dylan Vaughan

Karen Harte, from Beaumont in Dublin, is a graphic designer and illustrator. Her most recent book is Milly McCarthy and the Irish Dancing Disaster, written by Leona Forde.

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