Emily House

Thank you Brian! I’ll take a look at the talk too.

Hi #authorillustrators #editors #artdirectors #kidlitart #kidlitcommunity @brianlarossa.com
When it comes to making dummy books, do you make a cover or do you keep it plain? Would love some advice! Thank you!

A girl holding a torch below her chin telling her friend a spooky story.

BOO! Since it’s the start of spooky season I’ve chosen this little illustration for my October #kidlitartpostcard 👻 🎃

#booksky #kidlitart #scbwi

Girl on the beach. The wind is blowing her hair and she is sat on the ground in a swimsuit with a shell held against her ear.

Hi friends! It’s been a while since I’ve posted on here but I wanted to pop up for #kidlitartpostcard day. Here in the southern hemisphere we can sense summer is on its way and I am certainly looking forward to some warmer days.

#booksky #kidlitart #ukkidlit

Front cover of the picture book Ode to the River by Emily House

I have a new book baby on the way. It’s available for pre-order now here:

imagnaryhouse.com/products/ode...

It has fun fold out sections including river facts too. I can’t wait to share it with the world 🌍 📕

#readingforpleasure #kidlit #booksky #readingtogether

Love the idea of the mini portfolio - have fun!

Picture book Earth Takes a Break by Emily House in English and Spanish

Looking for a great picture book for #EarthDay ? Earth Takes a Break is available in #English & #Spanish and there’s a free teaching resource on my website too.

#readingforpleasure #ukkidlit #kidlit

Hi Sue! That’s so cool. I hope you find something worthwhile in it!

This looks beautiful!

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed about my work on The Book Tree Podcast. Something like this is way out of my comfort zone but Corinne was a fabulous host and instantly put me at ease. Find it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

#childrenspublishing #kidlit #podcast #kidlitart #scbwi

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Hello! It was lovely to meet you too. Thanks for finding me on here so we can keep in touch ☺️

I will report back 🫡

Love this idea!

Thank you Brian 🤸

A hand holding a postcard featuring a girl listening to a shell on the beach illustrated by Emily House

Printed a few postcards of my art to go alongside my portfolio at the #scbwi winter conference this weekend. Anyone else going? #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

Hi Brian. Would it be possible for you to add me to the list too? - I am trying to find my tribe!

Hi Greg! I'm also trying to get to grips with this platform. It seems nice so far but would love to make more genuine connections.

Welcome! I’m still figuring this place out and trying to make more genuine connections.

I asked a child what their fave book from last year was and their answer was a series that was published about a decade ago. A good reminder that a book is always new to a child who hasn't read it. The constant publishing hustle for novelty has nothing to do with what children want. #KidLitUK

What a juicy newsletter. I’ve just had a browse through but will be definitely going back to read it all properly. Happy 2025 🥰

Such an interesting article. Thank you for sharing

A random #haiku memory I just stumbled upon! The small boy was my son! #kidlit #writing #memories #poetry

I loved Redwall when I was younger gosh that takes me back

Ooo will take a listen whilst I work tomorrow 😍

Gorgeous

A young girl with long red hair is wearing a winter coat, hat and boots and is pulling a string of christmas lights. Drawn by Emily House

I can't believe it's the last #kidlitartpostcard of 2024. Time to dig out the christmas lights!

Please reach out to my lovely agent, Erzsi Deàk at @henandinkliterary if you'd like to work with me in 2025

#kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitart #childrenspublishing #picturebooks #picturebookart

Thank you those are great tips

Any tips for authentic engagement on BlueSky? I am not on here a lot but do try to comment and join in conversations and have also posted ‘question’ type posts myself but struggling to properly interact! I think it might be user error!

Congratulations Lucas!