ORSON AND THE WORLD’S LOUDEST LIBRARY – Hen&ink Literary Studio

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We're excited to shout out LOUD that Laura Gehl's ORSON AND THE WORLD'S LOUDEST LIBRARY (illustrated by Stephanie Roth Sisson) has been shortlisted for the CLEL Bell Award in the reading category! Congratulations to the creators and to Astra Books for Young Readers!

https://www.clel.org/bells/clel-bell-awards/currentshortlist/

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Author of ORSON AND THE WORLD'S LOUDEST LIBRARY Laura Gehl's BUNNIES KNOW & GROW and PUPPIES KNOW & GROW, teaching readers what baby bunnies and puppies know from birth and how they develop as they grow, illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford, to Emma Parkin at Barefoot Books, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2026, by Erzsi Deak at Hen&ink for the author, and by Marietta Zacker at Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/deals/ss.cgi?d=524167