> Skip to content
Emilie Tavaearii

Emilie Tavaearii

Book for an event


Emilie was born in Tahiti in 1985. She left French Polynesia at the age of seven and settled in France with her mother and brother on the beautiful island of Noirmoutier. She developed a passion for creativity at an early age, and later majored in Art History. After graduation, she started a photography career. In 2018, Emilie felt the urge to reconnect with her Polynesian roots and returned to Tahiti, which prompted her to change her life and to pursue her childhood dream of becoming an illustrator. Emilie now lives in Nantes in France and travels regularly to Polynesia where she has
renewed strong ties.

Books by Emilie Tavaearii

Koko and the Coconut

The first picture book from bestselling author Turia Pitt.

Read more

More features

Article
Stock your school library with these wonderful books

26 books for school libraries that students will love.

Article
Koko and the Coconut Colouring In

Colour in with Koko and the Coconut

penguin pop image
penguin pop image