School Mental Health: Treating Students K- 12 — Harvard Medical School

I'm thrilled to be joining the faculty for this course at Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance. It runs from February 5-6, 2027—and I hope the resources we're offering make a substantial positive impact on mental health for K-12 students. Registration happens here!

Stickers!

 

Check out the available stickers on Redbubble!

Publishers Weekly covers The Summah Readin' Roadtrip!

 Check out the great coverage by Publishers Weekly of JJK's summer library events!

Summah Readin' Roadtrip!

 I’ll be hitting the Dunkin Drive-Thru and heading to some incredible public libraries in the northeast this summer! Some stops may require registration, but all events are free to attend! And each stop will be for an all-ages audience. 🌊🥤

Sunshine is an Eisner Award nominee!

The Eisners are like the Oscars of comics! The category for Best Memoir is a stunner, and I’m honored to be included with incredibly talented pals. (Check out this list of incredible books—some of my very favorites of 2023!) If you’re eligible to vote, participate in the process, register, and cast your ballot!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScE-_cutH_QKQyxifdtdG76hsn_It-5JfO31VOg65iQWtt9pA/viewform

Sunshine reviewed in The New York Times!

 Check it out!

NPR reviews Sunshine!

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Sunshine is a bestseller!

 

Thank YOU for helping SUNSHINE debut on the Indie Bestsellers List. Number 9 amongst all YA titles in indie bookshops this past week! 

📈🥹☀️🦋

Watch JJK on ABC Boston's Chronicle!

 

SUNSHINE debut!

April 18th, 7pm

Academy of Music

Northampton, MA 

Buy tickets here!

Each ticket holder will receive an autographed copy of Sunshine upon entry.

This isn't even really a book event—but a theatrical experience! A host of actors will join me, and with the aid of a multimedia presentation, we will read Sunshine to you LIVE and UNABRIDGED! (In all, it's about a 90-minute experience.)

This theater is majestical! 

And does it make me anxious to think that I hope to sell out an 800-seat theater? 

Yes, yes it does.

But that is just what excites me about this!

Author Visits 2023

I feed off the energy of presenting to a big crowd of readers, and I am so stoked to be getting out there again for IRL author events. One major thing that the pandemic has upended is lead times. Where we used to plan nearly a year in advance, we are getting bookings weeks and months before my visit. Please don't hesitate to inquire about scheduling an author visit for this school year. For info on my presentations and for contact info, please visit StudioJJK.com/keynotes.

SUNSHINE preview

 

Good Morning America

 Check out the fantastic piece that aired on Good Morning America!

TED Talk: Live drawings of the human experience

In this live drawing performance and poignant autobiographical journey, author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka sketches some life-shaping moments, showing us how drawing and storytelling can help us honor and remain close to those we've lost.

photo by Bret Hartman

The Snoopy Show!

 See this Snoopy-obsessed kid? He grew up to write for The Snoopy Show on AppleTV! 

Wait. What? Yes, that kid who constantly drew Snoopy growing up wrote words, and then those words were spoken by those iconic Charlie Brown characters!

I approached this with such care and reverence for what Charles Schulz created. 

This is my first script to make it to screen! Happiness is a Rainy Day premiered today and is the second half of this episode. Season 2, Episode 6 

#snoopy #charliebrown #peanutsgang #dreambig #appletv #charlesschulz

Lunch Lady is BACK!

                                

It is the beginning of a new era for my Lunch Lady graphic novels! This wouldn't be happening if it weren't for the readers—and the librarians and the booksellers. Despite the last new Lunch Lady book publishing in 2014, this series has continued to do well year after year. So well that the Lunch Lady is BACK in full-color hardcovers! (And never mind the awe-inspiring full-cast audiobooks!) These reissues are a prelude to the new adventures. I am so happy to have returned to this world—it has been like comfort food in these weird times.

Spring Webinars for Teens & Adults

What would you like to learn about comics and children's books? On Sunday evenings throughout the spring, I will be offering weekly webinars based on the questions I have received the most in my twenty-year career as an author and illustrator.

CHECK OUT THE OFFERINGS AND REGISTRATION INFO HERE!

While these webinars are designed to serve as professional development, they may also be of interest to very motivated teen creatives. Whether you want to learn for your work or to better understand the comics format, I hope that you can join. Recordings of the webinars will be emailed out to all who registered. Thanks!

The Washington Post covers JJK's Online Comics Classes!

 My online comics classes have made it to The Washington Post! And the best part? See that purple eye? THAT IS BY ONE OF MY STUDENTS!!! In The Post! READ ALL 'BOUT IT HERE!

I am now able to offer a sliding scale registration for my Spring 2022 online comics classes. The first meeting will be on March 28th! Space is limited to 20 students in each section.

REGISTER HERE!

Etsy Art Commissions

Ahead of the holiday season, I have replenished my Etsy Shop! Commissions of kids and pets...AND characters from my books. 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/StudioJJKShop

Sunshine

Sunshine

Spring 2022

YA Graphic Memoir

Scholastic Graphix

Read all about it here!