New Deal: How Starling Got His Speckles

Lisa Rosinsky at Barefoot Books has acquired world rights to How Starling Got His Speckles by Keely Parrack, illustrated by Antonio Boffa. In this story about why starlings have speckled feathers and form murmurations, a young bird named Star discovers that he is stronger with friends than he is alone. Publication is planned for spring 2024; Tara Gonzalez at Erin Murphy Literary Agency represented the author, and the illustrator represented himself.