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Let’s All Celebrate Katherine Battersby’s PERFECT PIGEONS!

Mar 15th, 2019

They are pigeons! They are perfect! They all perfectly the same! …That is, except for that little guy over there.

We all know someone like that. Some of us are like that.

And now, we can all celebrate this journey together, along with Katherine Battersby and her adorable PERFECT PIGEON troop. This smashing picture book will be coming home to roost in Fall 2020, helmed by the luminous Karen Wojtyla at McElderry Books.

Three cheers for Katherine!

--Joan

Introducing Megan Wagner Lloyd’s First Graphic Novel

Mar 13th, 2019

Authors, man. Just when you think you know them inside and out—they go and surprise you! Take Megan Wagner Lloyd, for example. She’s known for her fantastically heartwarming picture books, such as FINDING WILD and BUILDING BOOKS.

But, it turns out, there’s a whole other side to the talented Ms. Lloyd.

It all started many, many years ago, when young Megan found herself battling a raft of childhood allergies. Fast forward to the present day, when she decided to write about those struggles—albeit in fictional form—and with a graphic novel twist. A chance of fate partnered us up with the immensely talented debut illustrator Michelle Mee Nutter (and her agent Kelly Sonnack), and the rest is history. When we sent this project out on submission, every single one of our seven readers offered for it, resulting in a heated seven-house auction. The lucky auction winner was Cassandra Pelham Fulton, at Scholastic’s Graphix imprint! And we could not be happier about the match.

Cassandra Pelham Fulton at Scholastic/Graphix has bought, in a seven-house auction, two middle-grade graphic novel collaborations by author Megan WagnerLloyd (l.) and debut illustrator Michelle Mee Nutter. The first book, Allergic, is loosely based on the author's childhood, and tells the story of a girl whose family seeks a long-anticipated pet, only to discover that she is extremely allergic to animals. Publication of the first book is slated for 2021; Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency represented the author and Kelly Sonnack at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the illustrator in the deal for world rights.

As we speak Megan and Michelle are hard at work on this graphic novel, which will be out on shelves everywhere in 2021. Stay tuned for it—and huge congrats to all!

--Joan

Let’s Welcome Another PB Deal for Anna Staniszewski!

Mar 6th, 2019

Curtis Manley is a RESCUERS OF TINY CREATURES!

Feb 24th, 2019

A New Kersten Hamilton Picture Book!

Feb 15th, 2019

Sensational BE KIND Team Is Back with More!

Feb 14th, 2019

Elizabeth Acevedo Has New YA Novels Coming!

Feb 8th, 2019

Let’s Get FREAKY (IN FRESNO) with Laurie Boyle Crompton!