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Children's book author-illustrator #kidlit MG Graphic Novel #DrawnToChangeTheWorld Picture book #AmaraAndTheBats π¦ππ³οΈβπβΎ AuDHD Loves #Bats .She/Her. Rep'd by Thao Le Website: emmareynoldsillustration.com Links: linktree.com/emmaillustrate
A painting by Kip Alizadeh of a cute smiley hammerhead shark
Trying this outβ¦
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
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Well done!!
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The book, the cover of which shows scenes from some of the stories inside.
A double page spread showing the 1st 2 pages of βBoudiccaβs Battlesβ.
Very excited to have received a copy of comic book Myths, Gods and Gladiators in Ancient Rome by Stephen Davies & Laurie Avon. Out 01/01 for 7-9 readers, enormous thanks go to Hiromi @bonnierbooks.bsky.social π
#KidlitUK #UKKidlit
This looks awesome! What a fantastic way to learn history :)
20.11.2025 12:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Seconding this! βPlain Jane and the Mermaidβ is hilarious and also dark in places. The perfect book, instantly made my top 5 books of all time.
20.11.2025 12:39 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you so much for doing this! Just donated an AMA x
18.11.2025 12:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you so much for sharing this, just donated an AMA!
18.11.2025 12:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thank you for organising this @louiestowell.bsky.social and gang! I just donated a 40 minute AMA.
Can you donate something too?
#UKkidlit #kidlituk
So cute!!
18.11.2025 12:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Spark! Is sooo brilliant!!
18.11.2025 12:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This quote totally sums up my experience too. I had another two boys run up to me in the playground today! If you havenβt signed up already, take a look. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit
12.11.2025 16:24 β π 10 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0Aww thatβs so awesome to hear! Thank you so much π₯°β€οΈπ₯Ήπ¦
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An illustration of a young girl with light brown skin and long dark hair is smiling proudly holding her book of bat facts against a red wall covered in her bat pictures
Bats swoop and fly above little girl Amara who looks up in awe!
Cover of picture book βAmara and the Batsβ by Emma Reynolds, three kids hold up signs and bat cut outs to say βsave the bats!β at dusk. Behind them is a city scape and beside them are tall trees.
A pan pastel & coloured pencil illustration of a little girl drawing at her desk. The yellow sweeps out around her as her inspiration flows.
Hi Brian! I live and breath bats, this project sounds amazing :D
Samples below, and even more bat examples and more in my portfolio and online shop:
www.emmareynoldsillustration.com
My latest work (yellow piece) uses pan pastels & coloured pencils.
Oo thank you so much! π₯°β€οΈ
07.11.2025 23:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ooo I need to read this one! π₯°β€οΈ
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I recently bought a new copy of #AmaraAndTheBats by @emmaillustrate.bsky.social as a gift & realised that I hadnβt reviewed it when first published π±
Itβs brilliant & would be perfect to include in Halloween collections π¦π
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Hi Veronica! Thank you so so much for this wonderful review π₯°β€οΈπ¦ I appreciate it so much and Iβm so happy you enjoyed my book! X
22.10.2025 09:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Sorry for not being clearer! Hehe good to know :3
20.10.2025 11:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Oh noooo I was checking in on your BlueSky every week for updates but I missed this π© Next time!!
19.10.2025 21:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I will have to check in!!
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A beautiful story of identity and self-expression, this weekβs #PictureBookFriday read is Squirrel and Bird by @laurabakerbooks.bsky.social, illustrated by Stacey Thomas. Out now for 3-6 readers from @littletigeruk.bsky.social
#KidlitUK #UKKidlit
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10.10.2025 17:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yaaay!
10.10.2025 17:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Same! Mostly from Twitter.
Are book people still on there?
Aw thank you so much! That means a lot to me Laura π₯°β€οΈ
10.10.2025 17:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you so so much! π₯°β€οΈ
10.10.2025 17:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Published by @simonkids.bsky.social !
Keep an eye out on my socials or join my newsletter for updates π₯°β€οΈ
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Book deal announcement with illustrated happy jellyfish below around the title βOrla and the Jellyfishβ. The above deal announcement reads βJulia McCarthy at Atheneum has bought Orla and the Jellyfish by #KidLit4Climate founder Emma Reynolds (Amara and the Bats), a picture book about a girl who loves the misunderstood jellyfish at her local beach and rallies her community to protect the ocean, invest in renewables, and end plastic pollution. Publication is set for Spring 2027; Thao Le at Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency did the deal for world English rights.β
I am so excited to announce my next picture book βOrla and the Jellyfishβ π₯ΉπͺΌ Coming Spring 2027! I canβt wait to introduce to you to Orla and Suki, characters very dear to my heart who are both AuDHD like me π₯Ήπ₯° I grew up near the sea and this book means so much to me π₯°π #kidlitUK #kidlit #booksky
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Announcing new deals for @ravenaguron.bsky.social @landersonrios.bsky.social @emmaillustrate.bsky.social + more buff.ly/cHFLuDT
08.10.2025 11:15 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0π¦ #InternationalPodcastDay is actually today but we clearly couldn't wait to tell about BatChat and we jumped the gun!
New season coming on the 5 November!
