ABOUT EMMA

Emma J. Virján was born in San Antonio, Texas on a Wednesday evening, her Dad’s bowling night. This might explain her attraction to shiny, hardwood floors and crunchy, snack bar French fries.

Emma is the author-illustrator of the award-winning Pig in a Wig early reader series – What This Story Needs is a Pig in a Wig, What This Story Needs is a Hush and a Shush, What This Story Needs is a Munch and a Crunch, and What This Story Needs is a Bang and a Clang. She is also the illustrator of If This Bird Had Pockets – A Poem in Your Pocket Day Celebration, poetry by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater.

She has worked in advertising and marketing as a graphic designer, art director and creative director. She can also operate a forklift.

She loves to eat breakfast tacos, draw, tell stories and work in her garden. She often lets her dog sleep on the couch.