New Deal: Cat Nap

Virginia Duncan at Greenwillow has signed a new picture book by Brian Lies, author-illustrator of the Caldecott Honor book The Rough Patch. In Cat Nap, a kitten leaps through a poster on the wall and into an art museum, where he adventures his way through a variety of artworks from different periods of history before returning safely home. Publication is set for fall 2025; Erin Murphy at Erin Murphy Literary Agency brokered the deal for world rights.