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The tyranny of choice. Spoiler alert: she chose rainbow! 🩷🧡💛💚🩵💙💜 #picturebookillustration

Stories shared… and painting, too. 📚🎨 Thank you to all the children who listened and created along with me this morning, at the State Library of NSW Online Storytime. 🙏🏻

Creating a palette from a few cups of colour, at emmaquay.com/blog/harmoniou… #kidlitart #colourpalette #illustration

HAPPY ALL OVER limited edition prints… dropping soon! 🌈 I’m so happy with how the colours have come out. #happyalloverbook #illustrationart

A new limited edition print — the first from HAPPY ALL OVER… 💦🌈 emmaquay.com/prints-shop/ha…

It’s back in BIG! ☀️ After lots of messages from parents whose children love the chunky little ‘My Sunbeam Baby’ board book, asking if the original linen-textured hardback with the debossed title is available, so they can keep it as a special keepsake. ➰ YES! 💛 HarperCollins Kids

Talking HAPPY ALL OVER and all sorts of things I never thought I’d say out loud — ha ha — with the best interviewer ever, Joy Lawn in Magpies — thank you, Joy. HarperCollins Kids

"Swing". One little girl and her origami bird. 🤍 I'm not sure he'd last long in that bird bath! 💦 The 4th limited edition print in my new series from HAPPY ALL OVER — emmaquay.com/prints-shop/... — I hope you like them! #kidlitart #illustration

KIDS AT THE LIBRARY WORKSHOP State Library of NSW 📚🖍️✂️ Stories to make you smile these holidays, with award-winning author and illustrator Emma Quay! HAPPY ALL OVER craft activity & story time. ▪️9 October, 10:00 – 11:00 am ▪️Suitable for children age 3-6 sl.nsw.gov.au/events/emma-qu…

I am so happy to share that I am one of the six recipients of a May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust Creative Time Residential Fellowship for next year. Thank you for putting your trust in me. I cannot wait for my Adelaide adventure, immersed in picture book play (i.e. lots of hard work!). ✍🏻

I'm talking about the way I capture movement in my illustrations over at Joy Lawn's wonderful blog, Paperbark Words. paperbarkwords.blog/2024/11/11/sti… Thank you so much, Joy. #illustration HarperCollins Kids

Still Moving with Emma Quay paperbarkwords.blog/2024/11/11/sti… Emma Quay explains how to create movement in illustrations in 'Still Moving' at #paperbarkwords blog. Using pictures from picture book #Happyallover this is a brilliant masterclass in creating movement in 2D. HarperCollins Kids

We just had to be there to see Ann James receive her ASA Medal. She is a superb and unique creator for children… and champion for us all. I don’t usually play favourites, but Ann doesn’t count! Thanks for a fantastic event, @asauthors, and for all you do. asauthors.org.au/news/ann-james…

Aussie Deaf Kids has created a new list of book suggestions: The list includes books with themes, characters, and topics related to deafness and hearing loss, offering valuable insights and characters who our kids can connect with. #deafbooks #auslanbooks aussiedeafkids.org.au/resources/lang…

I guess it might be useful to say I’m there. I’ve been hanging out on BlueSky for 8 months now (when I remember I have an account!), and it seems like a nice place to be. Perhaps I’ll see you there! 🌥️ Emma G Quay.com #BlueSky #kidlitart bsky.app/profile/emmaqu…

Adding the finishing touches to my end-of-year newsletter, if you’d like to be added to the mailbag. 📮 There’s a code for free shipping within Australia for my limited edition prints, and a 1st look at my brand-new A4 prints. 💌 Talk to you soon! emmaquay.com/news-subscript…

Picture books in the paper! So wonderful to see. Thank you, Angie Schiavone, Lara Cain Gray and Rachel Robson gleebooks. 👏 #picturebooks #kidlit theguardian.com/books/2024/dec…

Browsing the Guardian Australia Good gift guide & finding a few of my friends there. 🎉 So happy, too, to discover 'Happy All Over' has been included. Thanks to bookseller Zali Bland, Sarah Ayoub, Shannon Wong-Nizic, Alyx Gorman & Rebecca Lowrey Boyd. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/n…

Sticky-tape heaven" & “Cheese!” 🧀 My two new A4 limited edition prints — both illustrations from “Happy All Over”. Hope you like them!⠀⠀ Subscribers receive a code for free Standard Shipping within Australia (subscribe link at bottom of page). 💌 emmaquay.com/prints

I'm so looking forward to teaching Writing NSW this year! If you are longing to write for young people but need inspiration, community and accountability, this might be the course for you! Feel free to check out the course outline- writingnsw.org.au/whats-on/cours…