Jessica Lanan | Author and Illustrator

Books

Books Written and Illustrated by Jessica

Cover image for picture book 'Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider' showing a jumping spider from the side walking across the ground with a trail of silk behind

Cover image of picture book 'The Fisherman and the Whale' featuring a small fishing boat on the surface of the sea and a large humpback whale under the water

Books Illustrated by Jessica

Cover image for picture book 'Before You Were Here' by Scott Westerfeld

Cover image for picture book 'I'm a Black Hole by Eve M. Vavagiakis

Cover image for picture book 'Thank You Moon: Celebrating Nature's Nightlight' by Melissa Stewart showing a bright moon shining with animals all around including a kangaroo rat, lioness, nightjars, coral reef, zooplankton, moths and leatherback turtle.

Cover image for picture book 'The Lost Package' showing a mother and son with a dog finding a small package on a city street.

Cover image of picture book 'A Kid of Their Own' featuring a rooster and other barnyard animals

Cover image of picture book 'Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet' featuring a girl with a telescope standing under a starry sky with a large saturn-like planet

Cover image of picture book 'Finding Narnia: The Story of C.S. Lewis and his Brother' featuring two boys opening the door of a wardrobe

Cover image of picture book 'Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story' showing a young girl in a dress and straw hat standing barefoot in a field with a book and a butterfly

Cover image of picture book 'The Story I'll Tell' showing a mother and father standing holding the hands of a young toddler on a moonlit beach

Cover image of picture book 'The Story I'll Tell' showing a mother and father standing holding the hands of a young toddler on a moonlit beach

Coming Soon

In the World of Whales

Written by Michelle Cusolito
Neal Porter Books/Holiday House, 2025

We are the Trees

Written by Deb Noyes
Neal Porter Books/Holiday House, 2026