Emily Dove Illustration

11/05/2020

Please let me interrupt the endless election news to announce that Blue Planet II is officially out today!
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/315/315409/blue-planet-ii/9781405946582.html

With a foreword from David Attenborough. This is our Blue Planet: a beautiful blue marble suspended in a sea of stars. Dive into these incredible stories from BBC Earth Blue Planet II. Unlike billions of other worlds in the Milky Way, 71 per cent of our Blue Planet is covered by ocean. It's home to....

06/28/2020

Cover reveal! CATCH THE SKY: Playful Poems on the Air we Share, written by Robert Heidbreder comes out September 29 through !

I love exploring moodiness through light and color in the sky, so I’m so glad I had the opportunity to explore that on every page of this book!

02/24/2020

I had the pleasure of working on CATCH THE SKY, a book of poems by Robert Heidbreder for Greystone Books, a publisher after my own heart. The collection of poems celebrates the sky we all share. Look for it this fall!

02/03/2020

I am beyond ecstatic to finally share that I will be illustrating the children’s book adaptation of ’s BLUE PLANET II through , out November 5 2020!! Please pinch me. I might have cried happy tears when called me with the news. I grew up watching legendary ’s nature documentaries which played a huge role in my intense love of nature and the planet. The Planet Earth series is an absolute treasure and I am so honored to be a part of it.
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/puffin-signs-blue-planet-ii-four-book-deal-1181186
Thank you Molly and for making this happen!

01/01/2020

My super talented husband made this ADORABLE comic about us for and it doubles as a pretty great announcement! 💕🎉

10/31/2019

✨Happy Halloween!✨Did you know that some bats, like this lesser long-nosed bat, pollinate the agave plant? Agave co-evolved with bats over thousands of years, so now it’s one of the few plants that gets pollinated at night. So next time you drink some tequila, thank a bat!

Thanks to for the bat facts!

09/20/2019

A global climate strike is happening now! https://globalclimatestrike.net

09/06/2019

For the past few days, I’ve been scratching my itch for adventure on an epic roadtrip through the Canadian wilderness! Thanks to my Uncle Bill aka Capt Bill, we survived driving through the remote wilderness of Labrador to the very end of the roads in North America. We spent the last two nights at a lighthouse inn on an island at the very northern tip of Newfoundland, where we watched humpbacks swimming nearby and climbed rocky hilltops with no signs of civilization in sight. I had a bit of time to draw this tiny structure on the cliff near the inn where you could take shelter from the wind while keeping a lookout for whales.

We’re currently crossing through Newfoundland to catch a ferry before Hurricane Dorian hits (who would’ve thought a hurricane would make it up here?!) so wish us luck!

08/28/2019

The Amazon rainforest hosts the largest biodiversity of any ecosystem in the world and is a valuable source of fresh water and carbon storage for our little planet. Millions of people and animals call it home, but lately unsustainable agricultural practices, illegal deforestation, and land grabbing are destroying it at an alarming rate.

According to the , ‘deforestation of the Amazon has increased rapidly since Mr. Bolsonaro, who was elected in October, took office and his government cut back on efforts to confront illegal activity in the rain forest.’

Deforestation in Brazil is a complex topic deeply entwined with the economics and politics of the region and exacerbated by climate change. The solution is not as simple as aiming to keep the rainforest untouched. My hope is that we humans learn to place more value on our green spaces and find sustainable ways to live and flourish together, as a planet.

08/16/2019

Here’s another spread from Spencer and Vincent, the Jellyfish Brothers! Should I print this one for the show?

08/16/2019

Exciting news! Spencer and Vincent, the Jellyfish Brothers was chosen for the exhibition in the children’s book category! I am extremely honored. Now I have to choose which spread to exhibit...let me know if you have any suggestions!

07/29/2019

I finally went foraging with and I’m so glad I did! We learned about what to eat (and what not to eat) out in the wild and even brought home some oyster mushrooms. This little guy isn’t edible but it sure is cute 🍄 (Thanks for the gift, !)

07/09/2019

Reposting this piece because it captures my summer goals so perfectly ✨ Hope you all are getting outside this summer!

06/14/2019

I learned recently that raw olives are too bitter to eat and have to be cured in brine, which can take months! They have a compound called oleuropein which makes them bitter and also has antimicrobial properties. Maybe that’s why some olive trees live to be thousands of years old?

06/11/2019

I pointed out every fig tree I saw to during our trip to Italy because they’re just so beautiful! This is another spread from A l’ombre de mes branches.

06/06/2019

I added some new designs to my shop, including this spread from A l’ombre de mes branches (Under the shade of my branches), a French book about the beauty of trees. Can you spot the Lucy dog?
https://society6.com/emilydove

06/04/2019

The building across from me made national news when construction was halted upon finding a kestrel nest with five babies inside. It’s been fun to watch the fledglings leave the nest over the past couple of days! I’m so proud of Walt Gachuk and Snavely group for making sure the falcons were safe. They’re going to install a nesting box for them so that they can come back and nest in the years to come 🥰