CONTACT

Lauren is represented by Nicole Tugeau at The T2 Agency

For all illustration and publishing inquiries, please contact Nicole Tugeau at nicole@tugeau2.com

For other messages, you can contact me at emmons.illustration @ gmail.com

Well, hey there!

Lauren Emmons is an illustrator and author of children’s books. They grew up in Minnesota exploring forests and learning important skills like turning the top of an acorn into a loud whistle. While they now live in North Dakota, they have lived all over the place - from California to Wisconsin to England.

They have a Masters Degree in Children’s Book Illustration from the prestigious Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England; and was an award winner in the World Illustration Awards. The first book they illustrated, Prak Fills The House, was published by Peachtree Publishing in 2023; and their debut author illustrated book, No Cats In The Library, was published by Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster in 2024.

They create their illustrations with a mixture of traditional and digital methods. They start an illustration by drawing in pencil using their trusty Prismacolors before scanning it into their computer to color it digitally. They also use a method inspired by screenprinting, which they used for No Cats In The Library.

When not illustrating you can find Lauren snuggled up with their dog and two cats to read, out on a walk birdwatching with their wonderful spouse, or doing one of their many crafts while listening to a d&d podcast.

Preferred pronouns: they/them

Books

No Cats In The Library by Lauren Emmons

Paula Wiseman Books - Simon & Schuster 2024

Prak Fills The House by Donna L. Washington

Peachtree Publishing 2023

Exhibits

The End Is Nigh

Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN, 2021

MA Children's Book Illustration Degree Show

Candid Arts Trust, London, 2021

WIA2020 Touring exhibition

The Green Hill Complex, Shenzhen Illustration Association, Shanghai, China, 2021

WIA2020 Touring exhibition

Alili Art, Shenzhen Illustration Association, Shenzhen, China, 2021

World Roulette

Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN, 2020

Wee Thee Vikings

American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN, 2019

European Market Square

American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN, 2018

Awards

Winner

World Illustration Awards 2020

Category: Site Specific

Project: Wee Thee Vikings

Shortlisted

World Illustration Awards 2020

Category: Children’s Publishing

Project: The Library Cat (Which then became No Cats In The Library! Published by S&S/PWB)

Selected Clients

Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, Peachtree Publishing, Cricket Media, Storytime Magazine, The American Swedish Institute

Education

MA Childrens Book Illustration

Cambridge School of Art at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK

2021