New Deal: Tree of the Year

Elizabeth Schleisman at Beaming Books has bought world rights to Tree of the Year by Lisa Varchol Perron, illustrated by Ahya Kim, a picture book about a young evergreen whose chances of being crowned this winter solstice’s Tree of the Year are as small as her stature, but when she befriends an overlooked neighbor she wonders if they might reach new heights together. Publication is set for fall 2025; Tricia Lawrence at Erin Murphy Literary Agency represented the author, and Christina Doffing at Astound US represented the illustrator.