Jessica Lanan Explained

Jessica Lanan is an American illustrator and author of children's books.

Biography

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.

The first book she illustrated was Good Fortune in Wrapping Cloth (2011).

Lanan, who lives in Boulder, Colorado, is married.

Critical reception

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

As illustrator

• 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] [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]
• The Lost Package by Richard Ho. Roaring Brook Press, 2021.^{[19] [20]}
• 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]}

As author and illustrator

• The Fisherman & the Whale. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019.^{[27] [28] [29]}
• Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider. Roaring Brook Press, 2023.^[30]

References

1. Web site: Fischer . Marie Clare . 2017-03-03 . Inside Jessica Lanan's Storybook World . 2023-04-14 . 5280 . en.
2. "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.
3. Book: Finding Narnia . Kirkus Reviews . en.
4. Book: A Kid of Their Own . Kirkus Reviews . en.
5. Book: The Lost Package . Kirkus Reviews . en.
6. Book: Jumper . Kirkus Reviews . en.
7. Web site: The Fisherman & the Whale . 2023-04-14 . School Library Journal.
8. Web site: The Lost Package by Richard Ho . 2023-04-14 . Publishers Weekly.
9. Web site: The Story I’ll Tell by Nancy Ling . 2023-04-14 . Publishers Weekly.
10. Owen . Maryann . May 21, 2021 . Lost Package by Richard Ho . Booklist . April 14, 2023.
11. Book: Schoettler, Joan . Good fortune in a wrapping cloth . Shens Books . Illustrated by Jessica Lanan . 2011 . 978-1-885008-40-4 . Walnut Creek, California . 707486556.
12. Book: Cardenes, Amelia . The Spirit Post. . 978-0-9965798-2-7 . 1349650795.
13. Book: McAlister, Caroline . Finding Narnia : the story of C.S. Lewis and his brother . Roaring Brook Press . Illustrated by Jessica Lanan . 2019 . 978-1-62672-658-1 . 1st . New York . 1065368393.
14. Web site: Finding Narnia: The Story of C.S. Lewis and His Brother by Caroline McAlister . 2023-04-14 . Publishers Weekly.
15. Web site: Finding Narnia: The Story of C. S. Lewis and His Brother Warnie . subscription . 2023-04-14 . School Library Journal.
16. Book: Manley, Curtis . Just right : searching for the Goldilocks planet . Roaring Brook Press . Illustrated by Jessica Lanan . 2019 . 978-1-250-15533-7 . 1st . New York . 1028189215.
17. Book: Just Right . Kirkus Reviews . en.
18. Web site: Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet by Curtis Manley . 2023-04-14 . Publishers Weekly.
19. Book: Lambert, Megan Dowd . A kid of their own . Roaring Brook Press . Illustrated by Jessica Lanan . 2019 . 978-1-58089-879-9 . Watertown, MA . 1025396842.
20. Web site: The Lost Package . subscription . 2023-04-14 . School Library Journal.
21. Book: Slade, Suzanne . Out of school and into nature : the Anna Comstock story . Sleeping Bear Press . Illustrated by Jessica Lanan . 2017 . 978-1-58536-986-7 . Ann Arbor, MI . 951613749.
22. Book: Out of School and Into Nature . Kirkus Reviews . en.
23. Web site: Out of School and into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story by Suzanne Slade . 2023-04-14 . Publishers Weekly.
24. Book: Linsenmeyer, Erin . Out of School and into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story, by Suzanne Slade . Booklist Online . 2017 . April 14, 2023.
25. Book: Tupper-Ling, Nancy . The story I'll tell . Lee & Low Books . Illustrated by Jessica Lanan . 2022 . 1-64379-598-8 . 1286142995.
26. Book: The Story I'll Tell . Kirkus Reviews . en.
27. Book: Lanan, Jessica . The fisherman & the whale . Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers . 2019 . 978-1-5344-1574-4 . 1st . New York . 1050140990.
28. Book: The Fisherman & the Whale . Kirkus Reviews . en.
29. Web site: The Fisherman & the Whale by Jessica Lanan . 2023-04-14 . Publishers Weekly.
30. Book: Lanan, Jessica . Jumper : a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider . Roaring Brook Press . 2023 . 978-1-250-81036-6 . 1st . New York . 1375008564.

External links

• • Jessica Lanan on Goodreads