Author - Illustrator - Dad 🏆 2024 Bologna Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition Winner https://jacobgrantbooks.com/https://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mr3noeow522xLove a tiny dummy book! I have a number of these mini mockups in my cabinet, and it feels right to share how loose everything starts for a story. Working small is especially helpful as it keeps me from fussing over details that could obstruct the flow of getting the initial idea down. #kidlitart20 Jul 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3noeow522xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mqmjay2vts2k🐢 in Cincinnati this July! Join me for a summer storytime and draw-along with Joseph-Beth, @cincylibrary.bsky.social, and next month at the IL State Fair. Let's draw some turtles!14 Jul 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmjay2vts2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mp26xc3tdk2s🐢💨 #kidlitart24 Jun 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp26xc3tdk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mnurxbzcm223Another sketchbook for the archives! A good while back I began selecting limited palettes for every several pages of my sketchbooks, and I cannot overstate how helpful it has been in getting comfortable with color. Try it out! 🎨 #kidlitart09 Jun 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnurxbzcm223https://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mns4ah7uns2oOak Park! Join me at the library this Thursday for some 🐢📚🖍️ time! I'll read my new book, TURTLE SLEPT IN, lead some draw-along activities, and hang around afterwards to sign books and say hello! Register here: https://oakpark.librarycalendar.com/event/hold-jacob-grant-event-123235?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcASTzZ1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAadnf8qriEIq2R4J6fQCbMs6dZP9fJkvsaRrAzhsKNE6_sVvcHF7nW2j0AINCQ_aem_1qAPCVXm9gLQgjGk_ClL5w08 Jun 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns4ah7uns2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mnfucupuzc24I'm bringing Turtle to Winnetka this weekend to celebrate with the always charming The Book Stall 🐢🏖️🎉 Hope to see you there!03 Jun 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfucupuzc24https://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mnanmmfc2c2x🐢 SCHOOL VISITS 🎉 I've been packing in all the visits I can leading up to the summer break, and I still have a few more later this week. (Hey Milwaukee!) Presenting for days on end can be exhausting, but the students' enthusiasm at every school brings me so much joy.01 Jun 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnanmmfc2c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mmryhswa722bMore Turtle storytimes and draw-alongs coming up! Find me in Winnetka and Oak Park this June, and Cincinnati this July. Turtley ready for summer reads!  🐢🏖️26 May 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmryhswa722bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mmdg4xvrfs2wSigned copies of Turtle Slept In and Umami are now available in Indianapolis! Stop by Golden Hour Books, The Whispering Shelf, or Kids Ink Books to pick up yours while they last 🐢🐧📚21 May 2026 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmdg4xvrfs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mlqmqqepws2wArt process explained 🐢🎨 Hope this adds a bit of clarity on how the many oil pastel mono prints build up to create a full scene!13 May 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqmqqepws2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mlooi53z4k2rJoin me for a 🐢 storytime and draw-along in Louisville this Saturday 🖍️📚🎉 @carmichaels.bsky.social I'll read my new picture book, Turtle Slept In, share some drawing activities, and hang around after to sign and say hello! #louisvilleky #livelou12 May 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlooi53z4k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mldwfcp4d22zEducators! 🐢🖍️ Turtle coloring/fact sheets are now free to download on my website: jacobgrantbooks.com You can find Umami worksheets there as well - just click on a book to access the links!08 May 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldwfcp4d22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3ml4hpiwjrs2jHow I made the art for Turtle Slept In 🐢🏖️ Gather some oil pastels and color pencils and try it yourself! @penguinkids.bsky.social05 May 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4hpiwjrs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mkpyw4ye2c2pOAK PARK this Saturday! Join me for a storytime and draw-along as I celebrate my new picture book, Turtle Slept In, with our neighborhood indie Dandelion Bookshop  🐢🏖️  I'll read the new book, draw some turtles, and hang around after to sign books and say hello! #oakpark #oakparkil30 Apr 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpyw4ye2c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mkklqvluf22gHappy book birthday, Turtle! 🎂🐢  Many thanks to Meriam Metoui, Kate Renner, Anabeth Bostrup and the rest of the team at Viking Children's Books @penguinkids.bsky.social for believing in Turtle's story from the moment it hatched. Who's ready for a beach trip?? #kidlit #childrensbooks28 Apr 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkklqvluf22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mkicr4em3c2hCalendar update! I've had a shift in travel plans, and will not be at Blue Marble on May 9 as I had hoped. We're going to work with schools in the early fall and plan for an event at the shop then. Keep an eye out for several Cincy area events in late July 🐢☀️ For now, Evanston Tues! Oak Park Sat!27 Apr 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkicr4em3c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mkb5egkrv22aEarly studies for Turtle Slept In 🐢🥚 See the results of all these bits and pieces when the book is on shelves Tuesday! @penguinkids.bsky.social #kidlit #childrensbooks24 Apr 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb5egkrv22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mk6fa6ltw22pNot a bad start for our little Turtle! I thought it would be fun to write these by hand and now I realize they might be illegible scrawl. Apologies if that's the case. Just imagine they all say very nice things!23 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6fa6ltw22phttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mk3wki3qck2f🐢 COVER SKETCHES 🐢 Ever wonder how much bookmakers think about their cover design? We obsess over it! And not just a little bit - like a fairly unhealthy amount. The only cure for this obsession is to sketch up a hundred ideas in hopes that we'll find the perfect baby. Did we get it right?22 Apr 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3wki3qck2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mjz6v7y5gk2mTURTLE SLEPT IN on shelves next week! 🐢🏖️ @penguinkids.bsky.social #kidlit21 Apr 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz6v7y5gk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mjpuoliacs24TURTLE SLEPT IN events coming up! Join me for a storytime and draw-along at one of these fine booksellers in the weeks ahead. First, we kick things off with a Turtle Pajama Party @bookedevanston.bsky.social  🐢🎉 Hope to see you there!17 Apr 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpuoliacs24https://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mjmkil6sik2jPreorder TURTLE SLEPT IN from Dandelion Bookshop for a chance to get your own 6x4 🐢 art! http://dandelionbookshop.com/spotlight/turtle-slept-in I've made 20 of these little guys so get them while they last! Signed books will continue to be available after 🏖️ #kidlit16 Apr 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmkil6sik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mjfcdvcp3227Turtle will be in stores in 2 weeks, and to celebrate, the first 20 preorders made through my local indie Dandelion Bookshop will be shipped with a 6x4 piece of original art! http://dandelionbookshop.com/spotlight/turtle-slept-in #kidlit13 Apr 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfcdvcp3227https://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mj34sx4npc2jTURTLE PARTY 🐢🎉 Join me @bookedevanston.bsky.social on Tues, April 28 to celebrate my new book's release into the wild. There will be pajamas, and drawing, and even a turtle egg hunt! I can't wait to share Turtle's story with you all.09 Apr 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj34sx4npc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3micht3f5ys2aFun times with the Mannheim School District in Illinois 📚🖍🎉 Many thanks to the kids, teachers, and phenomenal librarians for making me feel so welcome. Check out those hand-painted book covers made by the library assistants! 😮 #kidlit30 Mar 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3micht3f5ys2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3meojalaimk2lThe experiments continue. Choosing the best paper for the job is tough, but I like this one. #kidlitart12 Feb 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3meojalaimk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3me2wovkon22e7 Umami draw-alongs for 7 schools - another WRAD complete! The day is always a bit of a marathon, but it brings me so much joy to read and draw with the students. Thank you everyone for being such kind hosts! #wrad26 #worldreadaloudday04 Feb 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2wovkon22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mdy7io7y622fThe easel has squeezed back into the tiny studio and all is set for World Read Aloud Day! 📚🖍️✨ #wrad26 #worldreadaloudday03 Feb 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdy7io7y622fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mdio3t7fuk25Join the auction to support communities impacted by ICE in Minnesota! https://www.32auctions.com/publishingforMN We have our own struggles with ICE in Illinois, and I'm offering manuscript reviews for $50 donations to the IL Coalition for Immigrants and Refugee Rights: www.icirr.org We stand together ❤️28 Jan 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdio3t7fuk25https://bsky.app/profile/jacobgrantbooks.bsky.social/post/3mbelnybe7k2m2025 was tough from start to finish, but here's to a better year ahead, from our team to yours01 Jan 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:3fiegxnkm6o7e7q5346hddjz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbelnybe7k2m