Jessica Lanan
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Jessica Lanan is an American illustrator and author of children's books.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Lanan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Scripps College.[1][2] She was inspired to work as a professional artist when on a yearlong trip through Asia. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.[1][2]
The first book she illustrated was Good Fortune in Wrapping Cloth (2011).[2]
Lanan, who lives in Boulder, Colorado, is married.[2]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]Five books she illustrated have received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews: Out of School and Into Nature (2017), Finding Narnia (2019), A Kid of Their Own (2020), The Lost Package (2021), and Jumper (2023).[3][4][5][6]
School Library Journal gave a starred review to The Fisherman & the Whale (2019).[7] Publishers Weekly gave starred reviews to The Lost Package and The Story I'll Tell.[8][9] Booklist gave The Lost Package a starred review.[10]
Selected works
[edit | edit source]As illustrator
[edit | edit source]- Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth by Joan Schoettler. Shen’s Books, 2011.[11]
- The Spirit Post by Amelia Cardenas. Squatch Productions, LLC. 2015.[12]
- Finding Narnia: The Story of C. S. Lewis and His Brother by Caroline McAlister. Roaring Brook Press, 2019.[13][3][14][15]
- Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet by Curtis Manley. Roaring Brook Press, 2019.[16][17][18]
- A Kid of Their Own by Megan Dowd Lambert. Charlesbridge, 2020.[19][4]
- The Lost Package by Richard Ho. Roaring Brook Press, 2021.[19][5][8][20][10]
- Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story by Suzanne Slade. Sleeping Bear Press, 2017.[21][22][23][24]
- The Story I'll Tell by Nancy Tupper-Ling. Lee & Low Books, 2022.[25][26][9]
As author and illustrator
[edit | edit source]- The Fisherman & the Whale. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019.[27][28][29][7]
- Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider. Roaring Brook Press, 2023.[30][6]
References
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- ^ a b c d "Jessica Lanan." Something About the Author. Edited by Jennifer Stock. Vol. 327, Gale, 2018, pp. 127-129. Via Gale Literature: Something About the Author. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
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External links
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