Making a living as a childrens book illustrator with Michael Emberley

Welcome to the Fruitful Life where we discuss the business of creativity.
Michael Emberley has been an author and award winning illustrator of children's books for over 40 years. He is known for his  humorous and sensitive picture books, such as Ruby, Welcome Back Sun, and I Did It!, as well as works of non fiction such as, The Message, The Extraordinary Journey of an Ordinary Text Message, and It's Perfetly Normal (w Robie Harris). 

Michael is well known for highly successful collaborating with well known authors such as former US children's  poet laureate, Mary Ann Hoberman, on a series of innovative reading books, with Barbara Bottner on such titles as Miss Brooks Loves Books, as well as partnering with author Robie Harris on the series of ground breaking and now classic books on the facts of life. Check out his work here:⁠https://www.michaelemberleybooks.com/⁠

My name is Ashwin Chacko I am an author, illustrator, and host of the Fruitful life. If you like this episode please consider subscribing and leaving a review.
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