Jessica Lanan | Author and Illustrator

Sperm Whale Anatomy - from 'In the World of Whales' by Michelle Cusolito. (Holiday House Boopks, 2025)

Sperm Whale Anatomy
From In the World of Whales by Michelle Cusolito.
Holiday House/Neal Porter Books, 2025
AD/Design: Jennifer Browne
Watercolor, Ink and Digital

Sample of back matter page from 'Jumper: a Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider' showing the body parts and anatomy of a jumping spider.

Phidippus Regius
From Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider
Macmillan/Roaring Brook, 2023
AD/Desgin: Mike Burroughs
Watercolor, ink and digital

Sample of back matter page from 'Jumper: a Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider' showing the function and range of the spider's different eyes.

Spider Vision
From Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider
Macmillan/Roaring Brook, 2023
AD/Desgin: Mike Burroughs
Watercolor, ink and digital

Diagram from 'Thank You, Moon' showing the phases of the moon.

Phases of the Moon
From Thank You, Moon: Celebrating Nature's Nightlight by Melissa Stewart
Penguin Random House/Knopf, 2023
AD/Design: Taline Boghosian
Watercolor, ink and digital