Jess Keating
@jesskeatingbooks.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Writer, zoologist, & sculptor.
Author of 20+ books. SHARK LADY, BUNBUN & BONBON, OCEAN SPEAKS.
Unruly spokesperson for literacy, science, creativity, wildness & wonder.
https://www.jesskeating.com/
Rep: Kathleen Rushall, Andrea Brown Lit
Author of 20+ books. SHARK LADY, BUNBUN & BONBON, OCEAN SPEAKS.
Unruly spokesperson for literacy, science, creativity, wildness & wonder.
https://www.jesskeating.com/
Rep: Kathleen Rushall, Andrea Brown Lit
If you see this, post your bird art.
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
If you see this, post your bird art.
We’re snailposting, post your snails!
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We’re snailposting, post your snails!
Always grateful to live here, but autumn in Ontario just hits different. 🇨🇦
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Always grateful to live here, but autumn in Ontario just hits different. 🇨🇦
Ahhhhh — I promised another pic when they won! Here is blue jay number THREE for last night’s amazing game!!
They’re bringing it home! ⚾️
#bluejays
They’re bringing it home! ⚾️
#bluejays
October 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Ahhhhh — I promised another pic when they won! Here is blue jay number THREE for last night’s amazing game!!
They’re bringing it home! ⚾️
#bluejays
They’re bringing it home! ⚾️
#bluejays
… have I got a book for you!!
October 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
… have I got a book for you!!
Another celebratory jay for our #bluejays win last night.
Don’t worry, I’ve got more than enough jay pics to take us through the win. 😉
Don’t worry, I’ve got more than enough jay pics to take us through the win. 😉
October 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Another celebratory jay for our #bluejays win last night.
Don’t worry, I’ve got more than enough jay pics to take us through the win. 😉
Don’t worry, I’ve got more than enough jay pics to take us through the win. 😉
Today in 'let’s stop filling the internet with GenAI animal slop and start respecting and protecting the real ones we have' -- I give you:
🐟The cutlass fish. Yes it’s REAL.
It looks like it’s forged of shiny steel, and lives in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans!
Incredible creature.
🐟The cutlass fish. Yes it’s REAL.
It looks like it’s forged of shiny steel, and lives in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans!
Incredible creature.
October 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Today in 'let’s stop filling the internet with GenAI animal slop and start respecting and protecting the real ones we have' -- I give you:
🐟The cutlass fish. Yes it’s REAL.
It looks like it’s forged of shiny steel, and lives in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans!
Incredible creature.
🐟The cutlass fish. Yes it’s REAL.
It looks like it’s forged of shiny steel, and lives in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans!
Incredible creature.
What’s it like inside your head?
October 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
What’s it like inside your head?
For the record -- HERE (below) is one of Elizabeth's illustrations -- of a Himalayan monal.
She was ridiculously skilled, and got next to no credit in history, while her husband (John Gould) is ornithology-famous.
She did around 650 lithographs in her short (37 year) life.
She was ridiculously skilled, and got next to no credit in history, while her husband (John Gould) is ornithology-famous.
She did around 650 lithographs in her short (37 year) life.
October 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
For the record -- HERE (below) is one of Elizabeth's illustrations -- of a Himalayan monal.
She was ridiculously skilled, and got next to no credit in history, while her husband (John Gould) is ornithology-famous.
She did around 650 lithographs in her short (37 year) life.
She was ridiculously skilled, and got next to no credit in history, while her husband (John Gould) is ornithology-famous.
She did around 650 lithographs in her short (37 year) life.
Today in 'lets stop filling the internet with GenAI animal species and start respecting and protecting the real ones we have' -- I give you:
🦜 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird. (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Yes, it's REAL.
Named after Elizabeth Gould, a remarkable bird artist who died at only 37.
🦜 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird. (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Yes, it's REAL.
Named after Elizabeth Gould, a remarkable bird artist who died at only 37.
October 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Today in 'lets stop filling the internet with GenAI animal species and start respecting and protecting the real ones we have' -- I give you:
🦜 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird. (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Yes, it's REAL.
Named after Elizabeth Gould, a remarkable bird artist who died at only 37.
🦜 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird. (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Yes, it's REAL.
Named after Elizabeth Gould, a remarkable bird artist who died at only 37.
Whoa hold up - new fish species just dropped.
The Guayabero River Knifefish is newly discovered. They can swim backwards and forwards thanks to their weird ribbony bodies.
Oh, and this is its face.
The Guayabero River Knifefish is newly discovered. They can swim backwards and forwards thanks to their weird ribbony bodies.
Oh, and this is its face.
October 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Whoa hold up - new fish species just dropped.
The Guayabero River Knifefish is newly discovered. They can swim backwards and forwards thanks to their weird ribbony bodies.
Oh, and this is its face.
The Guayabero River Knifefish is newly discovered. They can swim backwards and forwards thanks to their weird ribbony bodies.
Oh, and this is its face.
Hey yeah, fyi if you wanna have fun heisting some crown jewels in fiction, you can enjoy this series where my MC steals ‘em from the Tower of London!
Very curious if the real thieves used the same technique I chose, because the motorbike escape was my getaway too 🤣
Very curious if the real thieves used the same technique I chose, because the motorbike escape was my getaway too 🤣
October 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Hey yeah, fyi if you wanna have fun heisting some crown jewels in fiction, you can enjoy this series where my MC steals ‘em from the Tower of London!
Very curious if the real thieves used the same technique I chose, because the motorbike escape was my getaway too 🤣
Very curious if the real thieves used the same technique I chose, because the motorbike escape was my getaway too 🤣
A few of you veteran kidlit folks might remember I’ve always loved sculpting - I’ve been getting back into it!
This is a banana I made - it’s clay!
What should I make next? #sculpture
This is a banana I made - it’s clay!
What should I make next? #sculpture
October 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A few of you veteran kidlit folks might remember I’ve always loved sculpting - I’ve been getting back into it!
This is a banana I made - it’s clay!
What should I make next? #sculpture
This is a banana I made - it’s clay!
What should I make next? #sculpture
Monsters more your readers' jam? I've got a book for them, too!
"Animal Planet meets Godzilla in this nonfiction picture book that puts the "Ack!" into backyard science."
All of the books in this series are available in stores/libraries!
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/247602...
"Animal Planet meets Godzilla in this nonfiction picture book that puts the "Ack!" into backyard science."
All of the books in this series are available in stores/libraries!
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/247602...
October 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Monsters more your readers' jam? I've got a book for them, too!
"Animal Planet meets Godzilla in this nonfiction picture book that puts the "Ack!" into backyard science."
All of the books in this series are available in stores/libraries!
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/247602...
"Animal Planet meets Godzilla in this nonfiction picture book that puts the "Ack!" into backyard science."
All of the books in this series are available in stores/libraries!
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/247602...
October! Tis the season to grab your copy of GROSS AS A SNOT OTTER! Here's a fun peek:
"Animal Planet meets Captain Underpants in the ickiest, squickiest, most fart-filled World of Weird Animals book yet!"
Your kids will love it. 🎃
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/554073...
"Animal Planet meets Captain Underpants in the ickiest, squickiest, most fart-filled World of Weird Animals book yet!"
Your kids will love it. 🎃
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/554073...
October 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
October! Tis the season to grab your copy of GROSS AS A SNOT OTTER! Here's a fun peek:
"Animal Planet meets Captain Underpants in the ickiest, squickiest, most fart-filled World of Weird Animals book yet!"
Your kids will love it. 🎃
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/554073...
"Animal Planet meets Captain Underpants in the ickiest, squickiest, most fart-filled World of Weird Animals book yet!"
Your kids will love it. 🎃
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/554073...
If you or your kids are feeling a sense of 'what good can one person do when times are so tough?', I highly urge you to immerse yourself in some NF stories of those who have created big (and small!) changes through their curiosity.
I've got a few books to start you off!
Hard is not impossible.
I've got a few books to start you off!
Hard is not impossible.
October 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
If you or your kids are feeling a sense of 'what good can one person do when times are so tough?', I highly urge you to immerse yourself in some NF stories of those who have created big (and small!) changes through their curiosity.
I've got a few books to start you off!
Hard is not impossible.
I've got a few books to start you off!
Hard is not impossible.
An inspiration for my entire life.
Thank you Jane, for your wisdom, your intelligence, your heart, and your sheer guts.
We'll try to carry on and make you proud.
💙 1934-2025
Thank you Jane, for your wisdom, your intelligence, your heart, and your sheer guts.
We'll try to carry on and make you proud.
💙 1934-2025
October 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
An inspiration for my entire life.
Thank you Jane, for your wisdom, your intelligence, your heart, and your sheer guts.
We'll try to carry on and make you proud.
💙 1934-2025
Thank you Jane, for your wisdom, your intelligence, your heart, and your sheer guts.
We'll try to carry on and make you proud.
💙 1934-2025
Welcome, October! 🍁🎃🧙♀️🍂🍎
Celebrating with my October self portrait, which truly captures my year-long face.
Celebrating with my October self portrait, which truly captures my year-long face.
October 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Welcome, October! 🍁🎃🧙♀️🍂🍎
Celebrating with my October self portrait, which truly captures my year-long face.
Celebrating with my October self portrait, which truly captures my year-long face.
I was talking to a kid reader about penguins and mentioned that a "penguin scientist" had found some ancient fossils and the kid said
PENGUINS CAN BE SCIENTISTS?!
Naturally it reminded me of this pic, which I had to reshare with you all.
PENGUINS CAN BE SCIENTISTS?!
Naturally it reminded me of this pic, which I had to reshare with you all.
September 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I was talking to a kid reader about penguins and mentioned that a "penguin scientist" had found some ancient fossils and the kid said
PENGUINS CAN BE SCIENTISTS?!
Naturally it reminded me of this pic, which I had to reshare with you all.
PENGUINS CAN BE SCIENTISTS?!
Naturally it reminded me of this pic, which I had to reshare with you all.
Thresher sharks always look like they've made a huge mistake.
September 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Thresher sharks always look like they've made a huge mistake.
Ooh it’s Mary Shelley’s birthday! Remember the time she invented science fiction?? GOOD TIMES.
She is one of my MCs in my Elements of Genius series, so if you want to enjoy more badass thinkers of history saving the world, these are for you!
She is one of my MCs in my Elements of Genius series, so if you want to enjoy more badass thinkers of history saving the world, these are for you!
August 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Ooh it’s Mary Shelley’s birthday! Remember the time she invented science fiction?? GOOD TIMES.
She is one of my MCs in my Elements of Genius series, so if you want to enjoy more badass thinkers of history saving the world, these are for you!
She is one of my MCs in my Elements of Genius series, so if you want to enjoy more badass thinkers of history saving the world, these are for you!
It’s 50 years of JAWS, and a great time to remind y’all that a real life lady scientist fought her whole life to show people that sharks were not maneating monsters, & instead that they were beautiful, intelligent creatures - worthy of our love.
And bonus: you can buy a book about her today!
And bonus: you can buy a book about her today!
August 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It’s 50 years of JAWS, and a great time to remind y’all that a real life lady scientist fought her whole life to show people that sharks were not maneating monsters, & instead that they were beautiful, intelligent creatures - worthy of our love.
And bonus: you can buy a book about her today!
And bonus: you can buy a book about her today!