Holly was brought up in beautiful Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland where living on a farm nurtured a fascination and love of animals, which continues to feed her work as an artist and illustrator today. Holly's first children's book, Silly Jack, was inspired by the real animals that lived on the farm: Jack was a Shetland pony that used to come into the kitchen! Holly now lives and works in Edinburgh with her husband Craig, Holly's 'greatest creation' their young daughter Honey.