ABOUT EMMA:

Emma Farrarons is an award-winning illustrator and author who turns everyday moments into visual stories, sketchbook always in hand. She won the prestigious 2025 Klaus Flugge Prize for her debut picture book illustration, My Hair is as Long as a River by Charlie Castle, published by Macmillan Children's Books. She's also the creator of the bestselling Mindfulness Colouring Book series, which has brought calm and creativity to more than a million readers worldwide.

Born in Cebu, Philippines, and raised in Paris, Emma grew up surrounded by books and drawing. Before fully embracing picture book illustration, she spent over 16 years as a designer at Macmillan Children's Books. She now lives in South London.

Her debut as an author, Wands Away: Learning to Fly, launched a four-book series with Simon & Schuster following a young witch's adventures at school. Book two, Spell Class, is also out now, and she's currently painting book three, Wands Away: Potions.

Her first written picture book, I Can't Sleep, published by Rocket Bird Books, is out now. She's also the illustrator behind Katie Clapham's Indie in Disguise series for Walker Books, with the second title, Indie in Disguise: Astronaut-ing and Other Jobs, coming soon. More books, more colour, more adventures, coming soon.

say hello:

For literary enquiries, Emma is represented by Rachel Petty at The Blair Partnership
Otherwise, come say hi @emmafarrarons on Instagram.

SELECTED CLIENTS: BMAG Birmingham Museum, The Ellen Shop by Ellen Degeneres, The Experiment Publishing, The Goodlife Experience Festival, Harper Collins, Jolly Foresters Urban Forest Club, London Book Fair, Macmillan Children’s Books, Okido Magazine, Pan Macmillan, Rocket Bird Books, Simon & Schuster, The Simple Things, Taylor-West & Co Opticians, V&A Publishing and Walker Books.