Jessica Lanan

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

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.

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.

As illustrator

• 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.

As author and illustrator

• The Fisherman & the Whale. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019.
• Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider. Roaring Brook Press, 2023.