Teachers! Librarians! It's time for the Sibert Smackdown. The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction. tinyurl.com/3c9harym @epartridge.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social @4nikkolas.bsky.social @jessicalanan.bsky.social @chrishsu1861.bsky.social

Thank you, @sundayreads.bsky.social !

IN THE WORLD OF WHALES (Porter/Holiday) by @mcusolito.bsky.social‬; illus. by @jessicalanan.bsky.social‬ will receive a starred review in the September/October 2025 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/blogs/...

It's World Whale and Dolphin Day! Let's celebrate these magnificent creatures. #edusky #kidlit @steamteambooks.bsky.social @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social @mcusolito.bsky.social @jessicalanan.bsky.social @lynnbrunellebooks.bsky.social @authorjasonchin.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social

We earned a 3rd star! Thank you @ala-booklist.bsky.social www.booklistonline.com/products/980... #kidsLoveNonfiction #STEAM #KidLitNews 🌊🐋 @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @holidayhouse.bsky.social @jessicalanan.bsky.social

Happy Book Birthday to @mcusolito.bsky.social! 🎉 📚IN THE WORLD OF WHALES, illustrated by @jessicalanan.bsky.social and published by Neal Porter Books hit shelves today. Check it out! buff.ly/Zlzmje0

Handy!

Today on Substack, we explore my early works: open.substack.com/pub/jessical...

📚👍 So many good books. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks Before You Were Here Scott Westerfeld & Jessica Lanan @scottwesterfeld.bsky.social @jessicalanan.bsky.social Whoa. Just whoa. This book took my breath away. The nature-girl in me just vibrated with love for this book.

Incredibly excited and honored to share that In the World of Whales is a Junior Library Guild Selection AND it received a STARRED review from PW! Illustrated by the amazing @jessicalanan Published by Neal Porter. June 2025. #KidsLoveNonfiction #SteamTeamBooks #nonfiction #STEAM #STEM #Whales

Has your work been stolen? Let’s fight back!

I’m very excited to share this one!

News! News!

Save the date! I’m looking forward to this webinar on one of my favorite topics with @scbwiatx.bsky.social in April. Open to anyone! Read all about it: www.scbwi.org/events/webin... #webinar #illustration #characterdedign #composition #scbwi

How did I miss #WorldWhaleDay? Fortunately every day is Whale Day in my opinion, and every day is a good day to preorder this book, brilliantly written by @mcusolito.bsky.social !

oooh

This has nothing to do with Valentine's Day, but I have a new book deal to announce! The research for this one has gone in a surprising direction. Nonfiction is always an exciting adventure... 🌳🌲💚

Excited to be participating in WRAD today!

Tonight's full moon makes it the perfect time to read this book. @steamteambooks.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social @jessicalanan.bsky.social

Cover reveal! “in the World of Whales” by the fantastic @mcusolito.bsky.social is coming from Neal Porter/Holiday House in June. Based on the true story of a whale’s birth! Preorder here: tinyurl.com/bdhfp7p8 #picturebook

Cover reveal & preorders open (link in bio): In the World of Whales, illustrated by @Jessica Lanan. Plunge into the true story of a freediver’s encounter with a newborn sperm whale and family. #STEAM #STEM #KidsLoveNonfiction #SteamTeamBooks #MarineScience #nonfiction #whales

This is so cool! I like this fan art even better than my original. 😆

Here are a few sketches from the Thanksgiving holiday. (I ate dinner like a normal person, too.) I’m wondering if #bluesky might be a good replacement for Instagram? I have been at a loss of how to share sketches since the meta AI scraping began. Anyone else posting their art here? #sketch

He hates his new accessory.

Hey #kidlit people! Who’s going to #ncte24? It’s almost time to start packing!

Writing can be so daunting. I love how doable these are!

I hear this is the new place to bump into kind and sane people. Decided to give it a go. Hello, everyone!