Emma Stuart was born in New Zealand and has lived in Melbourne, London, Berlin, Alice Springs and now in Western Victoria. She has been illustrating children's books for 20 years, having illustrated over 200 books. Emma works primarily with watercolours, but also uses acrylics, oils, pen and ink, and pencil. Her characters are full of life and bring a real sense of lightheartedness to young readers. In 2021 she won a Literary Titan Book Award; in 2013 she was shortlisted for the Australian Speech Pathology Book of the Year; and she was an International Book Awards finalist in 2014. As well as illustration children's books, Emma now regularly exhibits her landscape paintings. Big Mountain, Little Emu is her second published work as an author and illustrator.
