Anna Branford

Anna Branford, born in 1975 on the Isle of Man, is an Australian author of children's books best known for her Violet Mackerel early chapter book series. She spent her childhood in Sudan, Papua New Guinea, and Australia, now lives in Melbourne, and also works as a doll maker and sociology lecturer at a university.[1][2][4]

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Children's books