🌿 Children’s Book Author

Meet Emi K

Stories that help little hearts grow big feelings.

Emi K writes children’s books that make big feelings feel small enough to hold. From farmyard goat adventures to gentle therapeutic tales, every story is crafted to help children understand their world, their emotions, and the people who love them.

28 Books Published

3 Series

🎨 Watercolor Art

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Cover of One for You & One for Snooze by Emi K

Cover of The Goat Who Shared a Gigglesnort by Emi K

Cover of Jonah & Friends Build a Pond by Emi K

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Stories are one of the most powerful tools we have to help children understand their world. A good book can open a conversation that nothing else can.

About Emi K

Emi K, LCSW-C, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and award-winning children’s author whose work blends clinical expertise with a deep commitment to emotional healing through story. Her years of practice with children in outpatient therapy, combined with her experience as a mother, inform a body of work focused on resilience, belonging, and emotional growth.

Across 20 published books in four series, Emi K addresses subjects including grief, anxiety, family transitions, adoption, foster care, self-confidence, differences, and disability with sensitivity and clarity. Her books are widely appreciated by parents, educators, and child therapists for their warmth, accessibility, and lasting emotional impact.

💚 Grief 🎨 Anxiety 🤝 Family Transitions 🏠 Adoption & Foster Care 🤞 Self-Confidence 🧎 Disability 🌱 Resilience 🌍 Belonging

Four Series, One Mission

Every book Emi K writes is designed to help young readers feel seen, understood, and a little less alone in their feelings.

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Kensington Littles

Farmyard tales of manners, sharing, laughter, and friendship.

4 books in the series

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Little Hearts, Big Skills

Gentle stories helping children understand feelings, cope with change, and find belonging.

2 books in the series

Cover of My Feelings Have a Voice by Emi K

Cover of Brave Hearts, New Friends by Emi K

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Mama Flora

Warm tales of a mama and her little ones — emotions, bravery, and healing through family love.

Nurturing family stories

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When the World Feels…

Reassuring stories for children facing transitions, new experiences, and the gentle courage it takes to explore the unknown.

Stories about new beginnings

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A World Painted in Watercolors

Emi K’s books are illustrated in a distinctive warm watercolor style. Think soft sage greens, honeyed golds, and gentle creams — a palette that feels like afternoon light through a cottage window.

Every illustration is designed to be gentle and inviting, creating a visual world where young readers feel safe to explore big feelings. The warmth of the art mirrors the warmth of the stories themselves.

Parents often tell Emi K that they love re-reading her books just as much as their children do. That’s the goal: books that feel like a warm hug, every single time.

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The Mission

Children are navigating a complicated world. They experience grief, anxiety, transitions, and social struggles — often without the words to describe what they’re feeling.

Emi K’s mission is simple: give children the stories they need to understand themselves. Whether it’s a little goat learning to share or a child learning to say goodbye, every book opens a door to a conversation that matters.

Trusted by parents, teachers, and child therapists across the country.

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