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

I’m very excited to share this one!

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

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... 🌳🌲💚

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

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!