Jess Smart Smiley is the bestselling creator of over twenty books, including picture books, hidden object books, chapter books, and graphic novels. He has helped more than two thousand children, teens, and adults around the world in creating their own comics, and he’s always looking for opportunities to connect and create with other artists, writers, and storytellers.
What Happens Next: Talent Show Troubles and What Happens Next: Science Fair Frenzy are his two newest books, both interactive graphic novels from Macmillan’s First Second imprint. Let’s Make Comics is an activity book published through Penguin Random House, which debuted at #1 on Amazon in four categories and has been celebrated by students, parents, librarians, educators, and comics professionals.
Hemelein Publications works as illustrator:
- The Bacillus of Bauty (special edition) by Harriet Stark (June 2024)
Hemelein Publications works as author:
- “A Drop of Endur” in Dog Save the King (February 2025)
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