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Emma Reynolds
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Children's book author-illustrator #kidlit
MG Graphic Novel #DrawnToChangeTheWorld Picture book #AmaraAndTheBats 🦇📚🏳️‍🌈♾ AuDHD
Loves #Bats .She/Her. Rep'd by Thao Le

Website: emmareynoldsillustration.com
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Emma Reynolds @emmaillustrate.bsky.social · Oct 8
I am so excited to announce my next picture book ‘Orla and the Jellyfish’ 🥹🪼 Coming Spring 2027! I can’t wait to introduce to you to Orla and Suki, characters very dear to my heart who are both AuDHD like me 🥹🥰 I grew up near the sea and this book means so much to me 🥰🌊 #kidlitUK #kidlit #booksky
Book deal announcement with illustrated happy jellyfish below around the title ‘Orla and the Jellyfish’. The above deal announcement reads ‘Julia 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.’
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Trying this out…
Am having fun with painting right now so am offering a limited number of mini animal commissions!
😊 More info here 😊

shop.kipalizadeh.net/product/mini...

#KidLitArt
A painting by Kip Alizadeh of a cute smiley hammerhead shark
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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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 😊

#KidlitUK #UKKidlit
The book, the cover of which shows scenes from some of the stories inside. A double page spread showing the 1st 2 pages of ‘Boudicca’s Battles’.
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
emmaillustrate.bsky.social
Thank you for organising this @louiestowell.bsky.social and gang! I just donated a 40 minute AMA.

Can you donate something too?
#UKkidlit #kidlituk
louiestowell.bsky.social Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 15d
CREATIVES! A gang of us are organising an auction raising funds for mutual aid groups in Sudan, amid the war on civilians. Can YOU contribute to the auction? Perhaps a piece of art or music? Signed books? Embroidery? Half an hour of creative mentoring? Sign up here! www.sudancoup.com/auction
Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction — Keep Eyes On Sudan
Creatives coming together to raise life-saving funds for the people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan
www.sudancoup.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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This quote totally sums up my experience too. I had another two boys run up to me in the playground today! If you haven’t signed up already, take a look. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit
sparkbookaward.bsky.social Spark! School Book Award @sparkbookaward.bsky.social · 15d
This year you get TWO sets of shortlisted books instead of one when you sign up for the Spark! School Book Awards by 28 November. If you still need convincing, here's a fantastic endorsement from a secondary school librarian...
www.sparkbookawards.co.uk/schools/school-sign-up
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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I recently bought a new copy of #AmaraAndTheBats by @emmaillustrate.bsky.social as a gift & realised that I hadn’t reviewed it when first published 😱
It’s brilliant & would be perfect to include in Halloween collections 🦇📘
#UkKidLit

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Picture Book Review: Amara and the Bats by Emma Reynolds
Cover art by Emma Reynolds, published by Simon & Schuster, 2021, ISBN: 978-1665903271 Amara and the Bats is a charming and enabling story, written and illustrated by Emma Reynolds. The cover gi…
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October 21, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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A beautiful story of identity and self-expression, this week’s #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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Squirrel and Bird by Laura Baker, illustrated by Stacey Thomas
Cover illustration copyright © Stacey Thomas, 2025 When this new picture book arrived, I assumed – from looking at its beautiful cover – that this was going to be a story about friendsh…
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October 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
emmaillustrate.bsky.social
I am so excited to announce my next picture book ‘Orla and the Jellyfish’ 🥹🪼 Coming Spring 2027! I can’t wait to introduce to you to Orla and Suki, characters very dear to my heart who are both AuDHD like me 🥹🥰 I grew up near the sea and this book means so much to me 🥰🌊 #kidlitUK #kidlit #booksky
Book deal announcement with illustrated happy jellyfish below around the title ‘Orla and the Jellyfish’. The above deal announcement reads ‘Julia 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.’
October 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Announcing new deals for @ravenaguron.bsky.social @landersonrios.bsky.social @emmaillustrate.bsky.social + more buff.ly/cHFLuDT
October 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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🦇 #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!
batconservation.bsky.social Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · Sep 29
🦇 If you want to learn more about bat conservation and get to know the amazing people behind it all, our BatChat podcast is for you!

🦇 Six seasons and one on the way
🦇 67 episodes
🦇 70 + guests
🦇 From Jersey through Perth, Norfolk through Northern Ireland

#InternationalPodcastDay
BatChat Series 7 Trailer
YouTube video by Bat Conservation Trust
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September 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
emmaillustrate.bsky.social
Woo my new CatBus prints are up!
✨Save 20% with code COSYSEASON until 6th Oct

And shipping to the US is back on :3
I’m the sole earner atm so any shares are much appreciated 🥰❤️

emmareynoldsillustration.com/shop
Text reads: Save 20% Use checkout code: COSYSEASON and below is a photo of my white female hand holding a print of an illustrated smiling orange bat bus with the cast of characters inside. The print is held against a house plant.
September 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
emmaillustrate.bsky.social
Thank you so much! 🥹❤️🦇
dotsandlines.bsky.social Dots and Lines @dotsandlines.bsky.social · Sep 23
Bat 12: Amara's first bat, from "Amara and the Bats" by @emmaillustrate.bsky.social.

Such a lovely picture book, with warm, cozy illustrations and a relatable young bat fan as the leading lady.
Text: When the wildlife rescue team arrived, they caught the bat carefully and held it very gently in a towel. Illustration: A smiling bat with a dark face and light fur wrapped in white fabric. Text: Amara got to see the bat's fluffy face, beady eyes, and delicate wings up close. Some people were afraid of bats, but Amara thought they were cute!
September 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Voting for the Society of Authors Management Committee elections is NOW OPEN until Wednesday 22 October! 🗳️ Here's some more info on the four amazing candidates Fossil Free Books organisers have decided to collectively endorse 👉
A pink background with a holographic sticker-style text reading Voting Is Open. Black and white text on corresponding backgrounds reads, for the SoA management committee elections. Fossil Free Books collectively endorses these four BRILLIANT candidates…Jen Calleja Matt Abbot Polly Atkin Mohamed Tonsy. Is the SoA the union you need? It will not change by itself. Your vote matters. The Fossil Free Books logo sits in the bottom left corner of the slide.
September 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
emmaillustrate.bsky.social
I love this so much!! Thank you Sarah 🥰❤️🦇 Bat fans unite!
battysarah.bsky.social Sarah Jo 🦇 @battysarah.bsky.social · Sep 9
Found a place for the bat stickers I've bought from @emmaillustrate.bsky.social at the last 2 bat conferences (plus a couple that were freebies from other organisations). Batastic!!! 🦇🖤🦇 #bats #lovebats
My silver laptop covered in a variety of bat stickers.
September 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Had an incredible time at the @batconservation.bsky.social
National Bat Conference this year! Amazing people, talks and workshops 🥰🦇

I also got loads of goodies 😏😌 @emmaillustrate.bsky.social @batability.bsky.social @wildlifeacoustics.com @wildcare.eu #NatBatConf
September 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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My 10yo has been creating his own comic this week. The eagle eyed amongst you may spot the influence of @neillcameron.bsky.social in his artwork. For this week’s #KidsBooksFriday, what books have you found that can help inspire kids to create their own art/writing? #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit
Image of a comic made by a 10yo featuring 2 stick figures battling through a city. Our hero has blue power and his nemesis has red power. Towards the end of the page the hero takes on some of the red power to defeat his enemy. But some of the evil red power escapes during the battle… Book cover for Mega Robo Bros: Power Up by Neill Cameron Book cover for Bumble & Snug and the Angry Pirates by Mark Bradley Book cover for The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud
August 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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I have a book out in TWO WEEKS. Preorders are unicorn blessings upon authors so if you want to be the vehicle of such a blessing, preorder here: www.walker.co.uk/978152951581... #UKKidlit @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos - Walker Books
PRE-ORDER NOW! THE BRAND-NEW HILARIOUS DOODLE-PACKED DIARY IN THE BESTSELLING LOKI SERIES.‘Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid fans need look no further than this laug...
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August 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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I love this so much - this is absolutely wonderful and has made my day!! 😍❤️🦇📚 @batconservation.bsky.social @batcon.org #Bats
battysarah.bsky.social Sarah Jo 🦇 @battysarah.bsky.social · Aug 22
Slightly different #naturebookchallenge today! Sharing Amara and the Bats 🦇 by @emmaillustrate.bsky.social with my niece. It is one of her favourite books and carries an important conservation message.

#Books #Nature #Naturewriting #naturebooks #conservation #naturebookchallenge #booksky
Me reading Amara and the Bats with my young niece.
August 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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🦇 New blog on Substack! We interviewed George Bemment, author of 'Bats & Ladders' with Pelagic Publishing.

Find out what the book is about here: batconservationtrust.substack.com/p/an-intervi...
An interview with George Bemmet, author of Bats & Ladders
George has been involved with bats for nearly 40 years. She sat on the Council of the Mammal Society for ten years and is a founding member of the Devon Mammal Group.
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August 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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I love Viv’s posts
vivschwarz.bsky.social Viv Schwarz @vivschwarz.bsky.social · Aug 21
Too tired to run around the park today so I walked. The old guy who sits in the rose garden brought a chess set and is playing passer-by. The flowers all did a surge over the hot weekend. A child wasn't ready to say goodbye to the grass, her mum sat with her another minute while the family waited.
August 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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GenAI is not inevitable and not everybody is using it, those are lies. It isn’t just creatives who hate it, my partner works in tech industry and so do many of our friends and they all hate AI too!
August 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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If you're free for an hour on Monday morning, do come along. And, if you're not, please consider making a donation anyway.
jonnybid.bsky.social Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · Aug 5
I'm repeating my online 'Building a Classroom Reading Culture' session on Monday 11th August at 10:00am. There's no fixed price for tickets as all donations will go directly to Medical Aid for Palestinians (www.map.org.uk). Please share!

www.justgiving.com/page/jonatha...
August 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Casual reminder that if you’re looking for some Magical Kidlit as an alternative to the bin-fire that famous property has become, Strangeworlds Travel Agency is about two kids who use magical suitcases to travel to other worlds… & it’s inclusive and diverse and fun & available in sixteen languages.
August 6, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Hey there! You there! Are you thinking of preordering Loki? Well, if you'd like to do that while also supporting indie bookshops AND getting ten per cent off, here is the link for you! Just add LOVEBOOKSHOPS at checkout! @bookshopmark.bsky.social uk.bookshop.org/p/books/loki...
Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos: A Norse trickster god stuck in a kid's body teams up with his enemy to stop magical ma a book by Louie Stowell.
Loki's fifth funny, doodle-packed diary in the number one best-selling series.Vinir, the luscious-locked elven menace is staying in Midgard. To preserve the peace and prevent him from trying to murder...
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August 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Birmingham looking beautiful this afternoon!
A photo of Birmingham city centre with a rich blue sky with dramatic clouds and a shadow cast on the ground.
August 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM