Please feel free to email me – jessesmess@gmail.com for an updated portfolio.

Previously published/ coming soon books:

• Here, Bear and Everywhere (2025) by Damian Balasonne, published by Little Book Press

• Before You Close Your Eyes (2025) by Scott Stuart, published by Hardie Grant Books – Bright Light

• World of Colour (2025) by me, published by Affirm Press

• Hello, Spring Baby (2025) by me, published by Affirm Press

• The Last Egg (2025) by Sofie Laguna, published by Allen and Unwin

• Volcano (2025) by Claire Saxby, published by Allen and Unwin

• Easter Bunny’s Grandest Egg Hunt (2025 and 2024) by me, published by Affirm Press (available as a picture book and board book)

• Our World of Wild Wonders (2025) by Jevita Nilson, published by CSIRO

• Australia: First Colours, Australia First Numbers (2025) by Jess Racklyeft, published by Affirm Press

• Australian Baby Animals (2024) by Jess Racklyeft, published by Affirm Press, CBCA Notable

• To Stir with Love (2024) by Kate Mildenhall, published by Simon and Schuster, CBCA Notable and ABIA shortlistee

• Our World of Wonder (2024) by Jevita Nilson, published by CSIRO

• Welcome, Baby to this World (2024) Board Book edition, by Jess Racklyeft, published by Affirm Press

• Tree (2024) by Claire Saxby, published by Allen and Unwin

• Australia: Country of Colour (2023) by Jess Racklyeft, published by Affirm Press. Winner Shadow Judging Award, and Honour Award: CBCA Eve Pownall Category. Also shortlisted for the ABIAs, Victorian Premier’s Prize, and NSW Premier’s Prize

• I’m Your Favourite Book (2023) by Maggie Hutchings, published by Affirm Press

• I Am This Big (2023) by Janine Brian, published by Little Book Press

• The Forgotten Song: Saving the Regent Honeyeater (2023) by Coral Bass, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft, published by CSIRO, shortlisted for the Wilderness Society Environmental Award for Children’s Literature and a CBCA Notable.

• Big World, Tiny World: Bush (2023) by Jess Racklyeft, 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. Also sold in Canada, USA and France, Adelaide Festival Award for Literature shortlist 2022, CBCA Notable Eve Pownall Award, CBCA Winner! of Picture Book of the Year 2022

• There’s Only One Friend Like You  (2020) by me! Published by Affirm Press. Also sold in Italy and South Korea.

• Welcome Baby to This World (2020) by me! Published by Affirm Press. Also sold in Italy and South Korea.

• 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 and Blue Dot Press – USA (2020)

• 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

• Australia A to Z (2019) by me! 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 (CBCA Picture Book of the Year notable)

• Smile Cry (2016)by Tania McCartney, published by EK Books (CBCA notable and winner of the 2017 SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards for Australian/NZ.)

• The Midnight Possum (2015) by Sally Morgan, published by Omnibus/Scholastic, 2015

• Little Koala Lost (2015)  by Blaze Kwaymullina and published by Omnibus/Scholastic

I have also illustrated several board books.