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Jonathan Emmett

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Leicester, The United Kingdom

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https://jonathanemmett.com

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Children's Books

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January 2012

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Jonathan Emmett was born in Leicestershire in 1965, the son of a factory fitter and a primary school teacher.

Jonathan loved books from an early age and some of his earliest memories are of visiting his local library. The picture books that he borrowed then, including Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss and Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson have had a great influence on the picture books that he now writes.

It was while Jonathan was at college, studying architecture, that he first started developing his own illustrated texts, illustrating poems and lyrics that he’d written. Pleased with the results, he found himself spending more and more time on writing and illustration. Although he q

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THE BOOK FAMILY ROBINSON was my most borrowed book from UK libraries for the third year running

I’ve just received the July 2024 – June 2025 UK library loans figures for my books, courtesy of the Public Lending Right (PLR) scheme. My top 5 most borrowed books are the same 5 books as last year although they have shuffled aroun

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	The Princess and the Pig by Jonathan Emmett (Goodreads Author), Poly Bernatene (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 3,736 ratings — published 2011 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Santa Trap by Jonathan Emmett (Goodreads Author), Poly Bernatene (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 472 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bringing Down the Moon by Jonathan Emmett (Goodreads Author), Vanessa Cabban (Illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 2001 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leaf Trouble 3.76 avg rating — 418 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ruby in Her Own Time 4.19 avg rating — 317 ratings — published 2004 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prince Ribbit 4.11 avg rating — 294 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Love You Always and Forever by Jonathan Emmett (Goodreads Author), Daniel Howarth (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2007 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain by Jonathan Emmett (Goodreads Author), Deborah Allwright (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Someone Bigger by Jonathan Emmett (Goodreads Author), Adrian Reynolds (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diamond in the Snow by Jonathan Emmett (Goodreads Author), Vanessa Cabban 3.83 avg rating — 138 ratings — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jonathan Emmett wrote a new blog post THE BOOK FAMILY ROBINSON was my most borrowed book from UK libraries for the third year running THE BOOK FAMILY ROBINSON was my most borrowed book from UK libraries for the third year running Read more of this blog post »
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Jonathan Emmett liked Becky Snider's review of Bringing Down the Moon: "This is my all time favorite children's book. I can not understand how some children's books (I'm looking at you, Goodnight Moon and Guess How Much I Love You) get to be so popular and others, like this one, go unnoticed. When I found this book at a r" Read more of this review »
Oct 09, 2025 09:41AM · see review
Jonathan Emmett liked a quote “Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.” Maya Angelou
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