NAMASTE IS A GREETING author Suma Subramaniam‘s V. MALAR: GREATEST HALLOWALI OF ALL TIME, the third book in the V. Malar series, in which Malar’s first visit to the United States from India coincides with Diwali and Halloween, setting off a chain of memorable adventures with her American cousins in the cultural milieu, illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan, to Kate Fletcher at Candlewick, in an exclusive submission, for publication in summer 2027, by Miranda Paul…

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….

Andrea Welch at S&S/Beach Lane Books has bought world rights to Otis Knows (How to Be a Bear) by Martha Brockenbrough and Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Steph Laberis, inspired by real-life Katmai National Park bear Otis, who emerges from hibernation slower and skinnier than other bears, but whose persistence and experience have made him a four-time Fat Bear Week champion, for publication in summer 2026. Jennifer Laughran at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented…

Justin Krasner, while at Odd Dot, acquired World rights to Amy Cherrix’s illustrated non-fiction book, The United States of Dinosaurs (and Other Prehistoric Animals): 50 of America’s Wildest and Weirdest Bygone Beasts. Part field guide, part “weird but true,” this browsable and fact-filled book will highlight fifty American paleontological treasures for devoted dinosaur fans, prehistoric animal enthusiasts, and aspiring fossil hunters. The book will be edited by Kate Avino. The deal was represented by Ammi-Joan Paquette…