Meet the illustrator Jess Racklyeft
Image Source: Illustrators Australia When I was researching a new book yesterday - The Forgotten Song: Saving the Regent Honeyeater by Coral Vass I searched out Jess Racklyeft's web site and was surprised to see just how many books she has illustrated. The illustrations in her Honeyeater book published by CSIRO are just wonderful - so colourful, lively and joyous. Here is an interview with Melbourne illustrator Jess Rackyleft. She lists Anna Walker and Jon Klassen as her favourite illustrators. And here is another interview with Books and Publishing . Here are some books illustrated by Jess Rackyleft: Australia: Country of Colour (2023) by Jess Racklyeft, published by Affirm Press I’m Your Favourite Book (2023) by Maggie Hutchings, published by Affirm Press Big Cat (2023) by Jess Racklyeft, published by Allen and Unwin. All the World Says Goodnight (2022) by Jess Racklyeft, published by Affirm Press (video here!) Big World, Tiny World: Reef (2022) by Jess Racklyeft, published by Affirm Press Big World, Tiny World: Forest (2022) by Jess Racklyeft, published by Affirm Press Whisper on the Wind (2022) by Claire Saxby, published by Allen and Unwin Peek and Boo (2021) by Coral Vass, published by Windy Hollow Books The Book for Happy Hearts (2021) by Maggie Hutchings, published by Affirm Press There’s Only One Grandpa Like You (2021) by me! Published by Affirm Press There’s Only One Grandma Like You (2021) by me! Published by Affirm Press Iceberg (2021) by Claire Saxby, published by Allen and Unwin. There’s Only One Friend Like You (2020) by me! Published by Affirm Press. Welcome Baby to This World (2020) by me! Published by Affirm Press. Anzac Girl: The War Diaries of Alice Ross-King (2020) by Kate Simpson, published by Allen and Unwin The Year of the Rat (2020) by Charles Hope, published by Wild Dog Books The First Christmas (2019), published by Penguin Random House/Puffin Books Ivy Bird (2019) by Tania McCartney, published by Windy Hollow Books There’s Only One Dad Like You (2019) by me! Published by Affirm Press There’s Only One Mum Like You (2019) by me! Published by Affirm Press Hip Hip Hooray (2019) by Tania McCartney published by Windy Hollow Books Dreaming of Australia A to Z (2019) Published by Windy Hollow Books The Year of The Pig (2019) by Charles Hope published by Wild Dog Books Love Was Hiding (2018) by Jennifer Loakes, published by Windy Hollow Books Smile Cry (2018) by Tania McCartney, published by Windy Hollow Books The Year of the Dog (2018) by Charles Hope published by Wild Dog Books If Baby Could Talk (2017) by Michael Wagner, published by Windy Hollow Books Merry Everything (2016) by Tania McCartney, published by Windy Hollow Books The Midnight Possum (2015) by Sally Morgan, published by Omnibus/Scholastic, 2015 Little Koala Lost (2015) by Blaze Kwaymullina and published by Omnibus/Scholastic Awards: CBCA winner of Picture Book of the Year and Notable for the Eve Pownell Award for Iceberg (written by Claire Saxby and published by Allen and Unwin) 2022 Long-listed for the Indie Book Awards for Welcome Baby (published by Affirm Press) 2020 CBCA Notable Picture Book of the Year for Merry Everything (written by Tania McCartney and published by Windy Hollow) 2018 Excellence Award Winner – theme illustration at the Frankfurt Bookfair / Illusalon awards 2017 CBCA Notable Picture Book of the Year for Smile Cry (written by Tania McCartney and published by EK Books) 2017 Crystal Kite Winner for Australia/NZ – SCBWI 2017
