New Deal: What Color Is the Baby?

Carter Hasegawa at Candlewick Press has bought world rights to Harshini Vankineni‘s debut picture book What Color Is the Baby?, illustrated by Neha Rawat Battish. The story takes a loaded question steeped in colorism and creates a journey in which one girl finds a new and loving way to welcome a new baby sister. Publication is set for spring 2025; Dara Hyde at the Hill Nadell Literary Agency represented the author, and Tara Gonzalez at Erin Murphy Literary Agency represented the illustrator.