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Sheena Dempsey.

Writer & illustrator · Ireland

Sheena Dempsey: Irish illustrator behind Dave Pigeon (with Swapna Haddow) and author-illustrator of Pablo and Splash — clean-lined, slapstick chapter-book and early graphic-novel comedy for ages 5–9.

Sheena Dempsey is an Irish author-illustrator based in London, best known to UK children's readers as the illustrator of the Dave Pigeon chapter-book series by Swapna Haddow and as the author-illustrator of the Pablo and Splash graphic-novel series. Her style is clean-lined, character-led and gently absurd, with strong slapstick comic timing, Dave Pigeon's vain self-importance and Pablo's penguin-and-time-travel chaos both rely on her ability to draw expressive, slightly haunted animal faces. A reliable visual signal of warm, funny chapter books and early graphic novels for ages 5–9. Crossover appeal with Dog Man / Bunny vs Monkey readers who want something a bit gentler.