Author-illustrator of HOW TO MAKE A MOUNTAIN and FRANKIE GETS A DOGGIE Amy Huntington's A WHALE IN THE CLAY: 20,000 YEARS OF CHANGE, inspired by the discovery in 1849 of the fossil of a beluga whale by workers building a railroad in Charlotte, Vermont, to Hannah Fries at Storey, for publication in winter 2027, by Erzsi Deak at Hen&ink.
https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/deals/ss.cgi?d=531130Naseem Hrab's STICK BUG RULES, about a bunch of hide-and-seek loving stick bugs and the one outlier in the bunch who hates playing by the rules; HOW TO BE BRAVE LIKE A SNAIL, book three in the Snail & Stump series, for publication in fall 2024; and OTIS & PEANUT FIND A WAY, book three in the Otis & Peanut series, for publication in spring 2025, all illustrated by Kelly Collier, to Karen Boersma at Owl Kids, with Jennifer Stokes editing, in an exclusive submission, by Erzsi Deak at Hen&ink for the illustrator (world).
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's ROBOT SHABBAT, about a young girl who builds a robot to help her prepare for Shabbat, illustrated by , to Dena Neusner at Apples and Honey Press, for publication in fall 2024, by Erzsi Deak at Hen&ink for the author, and by Sarah Thomas at The Bright Agency for the illustrator (world).
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Author-illustrator of THE IMPOSTER and A HORSE NAMED STEVE 's BEVERLEY, BAT YOUR SERVICE, the story of a lonely yet earnest bat who hopes his flair for hospitality will change his solitary existence, to Reka Simonsen at Atheneum, for publication in fall 2025, by Erzsi Deak at Hen&ink (NA).
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Author of ORSON AND THE WORLD'S LOUDEST LIBRARY and the forthcoming THE ELEVATOR ON 74th STREET 's THE SUNSET CATCHER'S DAUGHTER, a fairytale about how pleasures are greater when shared, reminding us that “the way it has always been” is not the way it always needs to be, illustrated by , to Sarah Rockett at Sleeping Bear Press, for publication in spring 2027, by Erzsi Deak at Hen&ink for the author.
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Kelly DiPucchio's HOW TO BE A PROPER OGRE, a humorous modern fable about a heroine who longs to fit in with her scary, but loveable, ogre family, illustrated by Janie Bynum, to Liz Szabla at Feiwel and Friends, for publication in spring 2026, by Stephanie Fretwell-Hill at Red Fox Literary for the author, and by Erzsi Deak at Hen&Ink for the illustrator (world English).
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Author of OTIS & PEANUT 's WILL IT SMOOSH?, about a group of curious flies as they investigate which sidewalk foods delectably smoosh, squish, or crunch—revealing unexpected answers and a humorous ending, illustrated by HOW TO PARTY LIKE A SNAIL illustrator , to Deirdre Jones at Little, Brown Children's, at auction, for publication in summer 2027, by Erzsi Deak at Hen&ink for the illustrator (world).
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Author of DONUT and THE HIKING VIKING Laura Gehl's ORSON, a love letter to libraries, about a boy who takes matters into his own hands when the library gets too noisy and discovers the value of letting a little noise into our lives, illustrated by STAR STUFF and SPRING AFTER SPRING illustrator Stephanie Roth Sisson, to Leonard Marcus while at Astra Young Readers, with Suzy Krogulski editing, for publication in spring 2025, by Erzsi Deak at Hen&ink for the author, and by Abigail Samoun at Red Fox Literary for the illustrator (world).
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