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  • Bibliography:
    8 Books
  • First Book:
    October 2006
  • Latest Book:
    September 2023
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Book List in Order: 8 titles



  • Jillian Tamaki’s first book, Gilded Lilies, collects many of her previously published illustrations (New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, CBC, The New Yorker) as well as new drawings and comics. Included is a reprint of her mini-comic, City of Cha...



  • Sketches, thoughts, and comics from the artist of Skim

    Jillian Tamaki has taken the visual world by storm. A sought-after illustrator, she has racked up accolades and awards from the Society of Illustrators and Society of Publication Design...



  • Unrequited love, underage drinking, and teen angst rule at a high school for mutants and witches

    The New York Times and New Yorker illustrator Jillian Tamaki is best known for co-creating the award-winning young adult graphic novels Skim an...



  • A woman post-breakup becomes obsessed with the mirror Facebook of herself seeing a life that could be hers. Another woman, besieged by bed bugs, studies her relationship and the affects her recently- ended secret affair has on it. An anonymous musi...



  • In captivating paintings full of movement and transformation, Tamaki follows a young girl through a year or a day as she examines the colors in the world around her. Egg yolks are sunny orange as expected, yet water cupped in her hands isn’t blue l...



  •  Jillian Tamaki, co-author of This One Summer, picks the best graphic pieces of the year.

    “The pieces I chose were those that stuck with me, represented something important about comics in this moment, and exemplified excellence...



  • A lively celebration of food and community from Caldecott Honoree Jillian Tamaki Tie on your apron! Roll up your sleeves! Pans are out, oven is hot, the kitchen’s all ready! Where do we start? In this lively, rousing picture book from Cald...



  • Spring Break, 2009: Five days, three friends, and one big city. Roaming marks a triumphant return to the graphic novel and deft foray into new adult fiction for Caldecott Medal-winning authors Jillian Tamaki (Boundless) and Mariko Tamaki (Cold). Ov...




Award-Winning Books by Jillian Tamaki

They Say Blue
2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award -- Picture Book


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jillian Tamaki has published 8 books.

Jillian Tamaki does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Roaming, was published in September 2023.

The first book by Jillian Tamaki, Gilded Lilies, was published in October 2006.

No. Jillian Tamaki does not write books in series.