New Deal: Bob Is the Biggest, Strongest, and Smartest Bear in the Whole Wide World

Lauri Hornik at Penguin/Rocky Pond Books has bought BOB IS THE BIGGEST, STRONGEST, AND SMARTEST BEAR IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD, a picture book about a braggy bear who discovers how it feels when friends get to know friends, by TRUMAN author Jean Reidy, illustrated by Amy Jindra, for fall 2025. The author was represented by Erin Murphy at Erin Murphy Literary Agency and the illustrator by Anne Moore Armstrong at Bright Agency in the deal for world rights.