Dial Children’s Books has bought a new picture book by Billy Sharff. Rock and Pebble will be illustrated by Ellie Snowdon, and is slated for publication in spring 2027. Sharff […]
Dial Children’s Books has bought a new picture book by Billy Sharff. Rock and Pebble will be illustrated by Ellie Snowdon, and is slated for publication in spring 2027. Sharff […]
Neal Porter at Neal Porter Books has bought a new nonfiction picture book by Deborah Noyes, illustrated by Jessica Lanan. We Are the Trees is slated for publication in spring […]
HarperCollins has acquired rights to The Ten Tins by Alliah L. Agostini, illustrated by debut artist Taylor Adams-Bass. Publication is scheduled for Fall 2026.
Disney / Planet Possible has bought a new picture book written by Charlotte Gunnufson. Eight-Nine-Tengineers, which will be illustrated by Ana Aranda, is slated for publication in Spring 2026. Gunnufson […]
FSG Books for Young Readers has bought a new picture book by Kristen Tracey, illustrated by Federico Fabiani. We Belong Together is currently slated for publication in Winter 2026. Fabiani and […]
Viking has acquired the next picture book by Sarah Glenn Marsh. Ghost Army, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander, is currently slated for publication in Summer 2026. Marsh is the author of several […]
Candlewick has bought a new picture to be illustrated by award-winning illustrator Briana Mukodiri Uchendu. Night Flight, written by David Barclay Moore, will be published in Fall 2025 Uchendu’s work for The Talk by […]
Random House Studio has bought a new picture to be illustrated by award-winning illustrator Briana Mukodiri Uchendu. My Neighborhood, written by Delano Brown, will be published in Fall 2026. Uchendu’s work […]
Planet Possible Books, a new children’s book imprint from Disney Books, has bought Hard Hat Hank and the Sky-High Solution for its inaugural list. Written by Charlotte Gunnufson and illustrated […]
Random House has bought a new picture book collaboration between author Bex Tobin Fine and illustrator Federico Fabiani. Publication of Floor It! is planned for Fall 2025. Fine is the […]
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky has bought a new picture book from author Billy Sharff. Robot’s First Snow, which will be illustrated by Hannah Abbo, is currently slated for publication in October 2025. […]
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books has acquired a picture book by Sope Martins, to be illustrated by award-winning illustrator Briana Mukodiri Uchendu. Publication is planned for Spring/Summer 2026. Uchendu’s work for The Talk by […]
Dial Children’s Books has acquired the next picture book by author Billy Sharff. Joan in the Cone, which will be illustrated by Hala Tahboub, is slated for release in 2025. […]
Beaming Books has bought the next picture book from author-illustrator Lindsey Yankey. The Dinosaur Seed is currently slated for publication in summer 2025. Yankey is the author-illustrator of Bluebird and […]
Celia Lee at Simon and Schuster has bought Imagine New Suns, a picture book about the life of Octavia Butler, written by Gwendolyn Wallace and illustrated by Hayden Goodman. Publication is slated for […]
Julia McCarthy at Atheneum has bought School Spirits, a picture book written by Charlotte Gunnufson and illustrated by Rebecca Crane. Publication is set for summer 2026. Charlotte Gunnufson is the author of several picture […]
We are so honored to share that illustrator Briana Mukodiri Uchendu has won the American Library Association’s Coretta Scott King – John Steptoe Award for New Talent for We Could […]
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky has acquired the debut picture book from Alda P. Dobbs. The book, illustrated by Emily Mendoza, is slated for release in Fall 2025. Dobbs is the author of […]
Holt Children’s has bought a new picture book illustrated by Hayden Goodman. The book, a diverse visual reimagining of the classic poem by Clement Clarke Moore, is slated for release […]
Viking has acquired the next picture book by Sarah Glenn Marsh. Bigfoot’s Big Heart, illustrated by Ishaa Lobo, is currently slated for publication in Fall 2024. Marsh is the author […]
FSG Books for Young Readers has bought, at auction, a new picture book illustrated by Federico Fabiani. I Quit!, written by Kristen Tracy, is currently slated for publication in Fall […]
We were so honored that Briana Mukodiri Uchendu was awarded a Silver Medal at the Society of Illustrators Original Art Show for her illustrations for The Talk, written by Alicia […]
Debut author Bex Tobin Fine‘s picture book You Are Home, which will be illustrated by Andrés Landazábal, was bought by Chronicle at auction, and is currently slated for publication in […]
Scott Westerfeld will be publishing his debut picture book in 2024. Everywhere was acquired by Roaring Brook and will be illustrated by Jessica Lanan. Scott Westerfeld is the #1 New York […]
Debut author-illustrator Pavonis Giron has sold their first three projects to Holt Children’s. The first book, A Rainbow in Brown is slated for publication in Winter 2024, to be followed […]
Author-illustrator Elise Matich‘s debut picture book biography Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and NASA’s Seamstresses was acquired by Tilbury House and is slated for publication in Fall […]
Hayden Goodman will illustrate Masquerade for Grandpa, a picture book by Ana Otaru, which is currently slated for release in fall 2023 from Atheneum. Goodman will also illustrate The Green […]
Sakika Kikuchi‘s latest picture book, Milo Walking, written by Bunnicula author James Howe, will be published by Abrams in fall 2023. Kikuchi is also the illustrator of Show Us Where […]
Sarah Glenn Marsh new picture book, Ellie’s Crayon Adventures, illustrated by Tiffany Rose, is slated for release in September 2022 from Running Press Kids. Marsh’s other picture book titles include […]
Lindsey Yankey latest picture book, My Father’s House by Mina Javaherbin, has been acquired by Candlewick and is set for publication in 2024. My Father’s House is a companion to […]
Hayden Goodman will illustrate The Green Piano by Grammy Award-winner Roberta Flack, with Tonya Bolden, in her publishing debut. It is currently scheduled for publication in spring 2023. Her forthcoming […]
Briana Mukodiri Uchendu will illustrate Soul Step, a picture book written by New York Times bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes (Ghost Boys) and her daughter Kelly McWilliams (Agnes at the End […]
We are so pleased to announce that Briana Mukodiri Uchendu will illustrate Night Market, a picture book written by Seina Wedlick. It is scheduled for publication in summer 2024 from Random House Studio.
We’re thrilled to announce the debut picture book from author-illustrator Ruth Whiting. Candlewick acquired world rights to a trilogy of picture books in a pre-empt. The first book, Lonely Bird, […]
We’re excited to announce a new picture book deal for Dream Submarine by Charlotte Gunnufson, which will be illustrated by Cleonique Hilsaca. In her first deal as an agent at […]
We are delighted to share that Briana Mukodiri Uchendu will illustrate We Could Fly, a picture book by musician Rhiannon Giddens, written with Dirk Powell, based on Giddens’s song of the […]
We are thrilled to announce the publishing debut of Briana Mukodiri Uchendu, who will illustrate The Talk by Newbery Honor winner Alicia D. Williams (Genesis Begins Again). The book is […]
We are so excited to share news of a deal for Billy Sharff‘s debut picture book. When Santa Came to Stay, which will be illustrated by Eda Kaban, was sold […]
We are so pleased to share news of Sarah Glenn Marsh‘s latest picture book, The Mystery of the Love List, coming in Fall 2022 from Viking Books. The book will […]
We are so pleased to announce a brand-new picture book deal for The Comet by author-illustrator Ashley Benham-Yazdani. In her first deal as an agent at JGLM, Jessica Saint Jean […]