Deal Announcement: Rain and the Reading Horse

Kate O’Sullivan at Clarion has bought world rights to Rain and the Reading Horse by Maria Gianferrari, illustrated by Hannah Salyer, about a girl who is quiet and a horse who understands, in a meditation on the power of animal friendship and the pressures of speaking in front of others. Publication is planned for winter 2024; Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency represented the author, and Kirsten Hall at Catbird Productions represented the illustrator.