Jessica Lanan
Jessica Lanan is an American illustrator and author of children's books.
Jessica Lanan
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- writer · illustrator
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Jessica Lanan is an American illustrator and author of children's books.
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Lanan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Scripps College. 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. The first book she illustrated was Good Fortune in Wrapping Cloth (2011). Lanan, who lives in Boulder, Colorado, is married.
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• Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth by Joan Schoettler. Shen’s Books, 2011. • The Spirit Post by Amelia Cardenas. Squatch Productions, LLC. 2015. • Finding Narnia: The Story of C. S. Lewis and His Brother by Caroline McAlister. Roaring Brook Press, 2019. • Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet by Curtis Manley. Roaring Brook Press, 2019. • A Kid of Their Own by Megan Dowd Lambert. Charlesbridge, 2020. • The Lost Package by Richard Ho. Roaring Brook Press, 2021. • Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story by Suzanne Slade. Sleeping Bear Press, 2017. • The Story I'll Tell by Nancy Tupper-Ling. Lee & Low Books, 2022.
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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). School Library Journal gave a starred review to The Fisherman & the Whale (2019). Publishers Weekly gave starred reviews to The Lost Package and The Story I'll Tell. Booklist gave The Lost Package a starred review.
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