Lauren Emmons is an award-winning illustrator who currently lives in North Dakota with their partner, dog, and two rambunctious cats. She earned a master’s degree in children’s book illustration at The Cambridge School of Art and now spends their days illustrating for children’s books, magazines, and galleries. No Cats in the Library is their debut author-illustrated picture book. Lauren has loved libraries since she was a child, and still regularly walks out with their arms full of books. Visit them at LaurenEmmons.com.

* “Readers will want to snuggle right up to the book. A solid choice for story hours and marketing library programs, this is catnip for librarians and young book ­lovers alike.”

Lauren Emmons is an award-winning illustrator who currently lives in North Dakota with their partner, dog, and two rambunctious cats. She earned a master’s degree in children’s book illustration at The Cambridge School of Art and now spends their days illustrating for children’s books, magazines, and galleries. No Cats in the Library is their debut author-illustrated picture book. Lauren has loved libraries since she was a child, and still regularly walks out with their arms full of books. Visit them at LaurenEmmons.com.

* “Readers will want to snuggle right up to the book. A solid choice for story hours and marketing library programs, this is catnip for librarians and young book ­lovers alike.”