Our resident former environmental lawyer and writer Christy Mihaly has written 40 non-fiction titles for children. In the forthcoming America’s Founding Myths... and What Really Happened (Barefoot, May, ages 8 and up), she cross-examines oft-told stories of the nation’s history. Just in time for you-know-what!
Author of THE LITTLEST GRITO and THE COLOR COLLECTOR 's THE POETRY OF POO, a collection of humorous and rude poetry, illustrated by , to Sarah Rockett at Sleeping Bear Press, for publication in August 2026, by Erzsi Deak at Hen&ink for the author, and by Amy Fitzgerald at The Bright Agency for the illustrator. The illustrator is now represented by Justin Rucker at Shannon Associates.
BURP! Author Kelly DiPucchio and Hen&ink illustrator Janie Bynum's HOW TO BE A PROPER OGRE just landed a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection!
"Move over, Shrek — there's a new ogre family in town in this hilarious, modern fable about finding your own voice."
PUBLISHING JUNE 2026 (feel free to pre-order!)
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250369963/howtobeaproperogre/
Kate DePalma at Barefoot Books has bought world rights to BAREFOOT BOOKS AMERICA'S FOUNDING MYTHS... AND WHAT REALLY HAPPENED! by Christy Mihaly (WATER: A DEEP DIVE OF DISCOVERY), illustrated by Marta Sevilla (THE BARD AND THE BOOK). Kate DePalma will edit. This large-format picture book developed for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence examines both the larger-than-life stories we'veheard about America's founding and the true stories behind them. Publication is set for spring 2026. Erzsi Deak at Hen&ink represented the author, and Elisa Leung at Marlena Agency represented the illustrator.
https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/deals/ss.cgi?d=534112
EUREKA! Lisa Rogers' JOAN MITCHELL PAINTS A SYMPHONY Selected for a 2025 EUREKA! SILVER AWARD by the California Reading Association's EUREKA! Nonfiction Children's Book Awards!
Congratulations to Lisa Rogers, Stacy Innerst and everyone at Calkins Creek—and all the awardees!
https://californiareading.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Eureka-2025-slideshow.pdf
THE LITTLEST GRITO takes home SILVER at the 2025 International Latino Book Awards! Congratulations to Nicholas, illustrator Terea Martinez and translator Lawrence Schimel and everyone at Sleeping Bear Press!
Naseem 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).
https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/deals/ss.cgi?d=456835
