Jess Burbank, author/illustrator

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I am a children's book author/illustrator currently looking for projects and working on my own! Find me and my happy, colorful work here: Jessburbank.com #kidlitart #kidlit #illustrator #illustration

@mmun22 @PublishersWkly Thank you, Mary!! 💚💚💚

@jburbank @PublishersWkly Love that you wrote this !

I’m so thrilled that my debut picture book, MOSS, is @PublishersWkly official!

@stefkidlit @viviankirkfield Yay!! Loved this one!

Thrilled that my #50PreciousWords entry BACKYARD FOSSIL FINDER was chosen as an Honorable Mention! Congrats to the winners & thank you to @viviankirkfield & all the judges! I read so many excellent entries this year. I hope everyone will keep going & keep growing! #kidlit

@robynn_hyde @viviankirkfield Woohooo!! Congrats!

Wow! 🤯 What a huge honour! Thank you @viviankirkfield, the judges and all the prize donors! And a huge thank you to all my amazing CPs! Congrats to all the winners, HMs and everyone who entered! This was my 3rd year entering #50preciouswords and I look forward to many more! 🎉

@robynn_hyde @PublishersWkly Thanks so much, Robynn!

@jburbank @PublishersWkly Wonderful!! Congratulations!

Happy Book Birthday to PLIGHT OF THE PELICAN by @JStremer illus by Gordy Wright @HolidayHouseBks This was a 2022 @#50PreciousWords Honorable Mention & now it's a book!!! Read all about how Jessica did it in the post: viviankirkfield.com/2025/04/01/hap…

@Drenderturmaud @viviankirkfield That’s so cool! Congrats!

I am SO honored to share that out of 586 #50PreciousWords entries, Chasing La Lune received an honorable mention!🥹 This story has already been made into a #PB & I can't wait to send it to #editors soon! Thank you @viviankirkfield gifting the #kidlit community with this contest🩵

@MariaZJohnson Thanks so much, Maria!! 😊

@jburbank Congratulations!!! Such wonderful news!

What nice news to wake up to today! Congrats to all the wonderful entry winners and HMs, and thank you, thank you, judges and prize-givers!

@stefkidlit Thank you, Stefan!! 🎉

@jburbank Woot, congrats, Jess!! 🥳

Last chance to check out the 2025 #PBParty Showcase! Agents, editors & ADs browse the 55 finalists & Illustration Showcase & request in the comments. mindyalyseweiss.com/pbparty-2025-s… Here's a sneak peek at the 10 author/illustrator finalists! #agents #editors #kidlit

@KarynCurtis21 I love this picture!! I kinda want to paint something like it now! 🙂

Critter tracks in the snow❄️

@chellysbooks @MindyAlyseWeiss @SylviaiChen @BrittanyPomales @staceybyer Yay you!!! 🤞🤞🤞

#PBParty Finalist 2025!! Thank you @MindyAlyseWeiss @SylviaiChen @BrittanyPomales @staceybyer #MariettaApollonio #aixaperezprado #jennawaldman #teresarodrigues

@BrittanyPomales @MindyAlyseWeiss @SylviaiChen @staceybyer I’m so excited, too!! 💚💚💚 Thank you so much for everything!

@jburbank @MindyAlyseWeiss @SylviaiChen @staceybyer So excited for you, Jess. Congrats!

Ahhhhh! I’m soooo excited to be a 2025 #PBParty finalist! What an incredible honor. 💚💚💚 Thank you PBParty Dream Team: @MindyAlyseWeiss @SylviaiChen @BrittanyPomales @StaceyByer #MariettaApollonio, #AixaPerez-Prado, #JennaWaldman, #TeresaRodrigues

@Drenderturmaud @MindyAlyseWeiss @SylviaiChen @BrittanyPomales @staceybyer Thank yoooou!!! 🤞🤞🤞

@jburbank @MindyAlyseWeiss @SylviaiChen @BrittanyPomales @staceybyer Amazing!!! Congratulations!!

@beckijokidd @MindyAlyseWeiss @SylviaiChen @BrittanyPomales @staceybyer Thanks so much, Becky! 🤞🤞🤞

@jburbank @MindyAlyseWeiss @SylviaiChen @BrittanyPomales @staceybyer Yippee, Jess. Best wishes next week.

@DJChristie6 @viviankirkfield This is fabulous! I love the rhyme scheme and the fun and games of light and shade!

@MindyAlyseWeiss Thanks a million, Mindy and the whole team! I am beyond thrilled to see my title on the list and can’t wait to see them all! 💚💚💚

The list of 2025 #PBParty finalists is live! I'm cheering for the finalists and sending tons and tons of hugs to those who didn't make it in this time. (((Hugs))) Huge thanks to all the amazing judges - they put so many hours into this contest. 💖 mindyalyseweiss.com/congrats-pbpar…

This winter, @LTPmag is posting illustrations to spark ideas for writers. Spending time with this beauty by @jburbank has made this January evening feel a little less cold and dark for me.