Author of THEY BUILT ME FOR FREEDOM Tonya Duncan Ellis's COOKOUTCHEMISTRY, in which siblings are determined to make grandma's cupcakes, so they set out to add a little of this and a little of that, just like when they help daddy with barbecue sauce, but they soon learn that while cooking might be an art, baking is a science that requires precision and measurement, illustrated by author-illustrator of M IS FOR MELANIN and DEAR READER Tiffany Rose, to Alex McKenzie and Kristen Nobles at Charlesbridge, for publication in spring 2027 as part of the STEAMWORKS partnership with Count Play Explore, by Adria Goetz at kt literary for the author, and by Erzsi Deak at Hen&ink for the illustrator (world).
Author of SISTER FRIEND and ABDUL'S STORY Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow's ABDUL'SPOEM, about a boy who knows how to write stories, but poems are a new challenge; when he taps into his emotions, he realizes you don't have to be perfect to create art, illustrated by Tiffany Rose, to Celia Lee at Simon & Schuster Children's, in an exclusive submission, for publication in spring 2027, by Paige Terlip at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the author, and by Erzsi Deak at Hen&Ink for the illustrator (world).
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