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| Juvenile fiction, Children's books, Picture Books (by an author/illustrator), Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction and non-fiction | ||||||||||||||||
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Grace Lin, author/illustrator of NYT Bestseller and Newbery Honor book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and Geisel Honor book LING & TING: Not Exactly the Same(Little, Brown)
David Ezra Stein, author/illustrator of NYT bestseller and Caldecott Honor book Interrupting Chicken (Candlewick) and Leaves (Putnam) Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney, author and illustrator of NYT Bestseller Sit-In (Little, Brown) Matt Phelan, author/illustrator of Scott O' Dell winner The Storm in the Barn and Around the World(Candlewick) Dan Yaccarino, author/illustrator of The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau, All the Way to America, Every Friday, Unlovable, Oswald, and more. Sean Qualls, illustrator of Coretta Scott Honor book Before John Was a Jazz Giant (Holt) Jarrett J. Krosoczka, author/illustrator of the Lunch Lady graphic novel series (Knopf) Melissa Anelli, New York Times Bestseller for Harry, A History (Pocket Books, also available in updated, enhanced e-book) |
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| MOST RECENT SALES/ FORTHCOMING BOOKS | ||||||||||||||||
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Merits of Mischief 2: A World of Trouble & 3 by Tricia Rayburn writing as T.R. Burns (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster)
Starry River of the Sky, and Needle at Sea Bottom by Grace Lin (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Hand in Hand by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney (Hyperion Books for Children) The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot by Scott Magoon (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster) Books 9 and 10 in the Lunch Lady series by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Knopf Books for Young Readers) Platypus Police Squad 1-4 by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Walden Pond Press/Harper) Li Na's Lily by Grace Lin (Knopf Books for Young Readers) Old Mama Squirrel and Just Like Always by David Ezra Stein (Nancy Paulsen Books) Ling and Ting 2&3 by Grace Lin (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Peanut by Ayun Halliday and Paul Hoppe (Schwartz & Wade / Random House) Hannukah Mama and Daddy Christmas by Selina Alko (Knopf) Rizzle and Untitled by Leslie Patricelli (Candlewick) Toot, Tickle, Easter, and Halloween by Leslie Patricelli (Candlewick) Bluffton by Matt Phelan (Candlewick) Druthers by Matt Phelan (Candlewick) Dino Kisses, and Untitled Dog Story by David Ezra Stein (Candlewick) The Case for Loving by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic) A Terrible Idea and Untitled by Madeline Valentine (Knopf Books for Young Readers) Class Pet Squad by Dan Yaccarino (Feiwel & Friends) Great Goat Gus and Untitled by Dan Yaccarino (Knopf Books for Young Readers) The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) illustrations Kate and Nate are Running Late by Dan Yaccarino (Feiwel & Friends) illustrations Secret Pizza Party by Daniel Salmieri (Dial) illustrations for Xander's Panda Party by Matt Phelan (Clarion) illustrations for Lullaby for a Black Mother by Sean Qualls (Harcourt) illustrations for Goldirocks and the Three Bears by Nate Wragg (Putnam) illustrations for 28 days by Shane Evans (Roaring Brook) illustrations for Marilyn's Monster by Matt Phelan (Candlewick) illustrations for Miss Em'ly by Matt Phelan (Candlewick) illustrations for Two Friends by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls (Scholastic) illustrations for Last But Not Least Lola 1 & 2 by Paul Hoppe (Boyds Mills Press) illustrations for Little Red Henry by Madeline Valentine (Candlewick Press) illustrations for The Dullards by Daniel Salmieri (Balzer & Bray/HarperCollins) illustrations for Count on the Subway by Dan Yaccarino (Knopf Books for Young Readers) |
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-For the Lunch Lady series by Jarrett J. Krosoczka: film rights to Universal Pictures, Spanish rights to Roca, Catalan rights to Grup, Portuguese rights in Portugal to Gailivro.
-For Punk Farm by Jarrett J. Krosoczka: film rights to Prana Animation -For Harry, A History by Melissa Anelli: audio rights to Tantor Media, Norwegian rights to Cappelens Forlag, German rights to edelkids, UK rights to S&S UK and ANZ rights to Penguin Australia Children's -For Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin: Hebrew rights to Modan, Indonesian rights to PT Serambi, Turkish Rights to Altin Kitaplar, Simplified Chinese Rights to Beijing Cheerful, Thai rights to True Digital Content & Media, Portuguese rights in Brazil to Moderna, non-exclusive stage rights to Stages Theatre Co. -For Lissy's Friends by Grace Lin: Merchandising rights to MerryMakers (doll) -For The Siren Trilogy by Tricia Rayburn: audio to Audible, German rights to Ullstein, Polish Rights to Wydawnictwo Dolnslaskie, Italian rights to Piemme, Macedonian rights to Prosvent Delo, Brazilian rights to Verus, Turkish rights to Koleksiyon, Bulgarian rights to Egmont, Complex Chinese rights to Sharp Point Press, Russian rights to Ripol, UK rights to Faber, ANZ rights to Penguin Australia, French North American rights to Editions ADA. -For Merits of Mischief by Tricia Rayburns writing as T.R. Burns: audio rights to Audible/Brilliance, German rights to Fischer, Italian rights to Salani, French rights to Pocket Jeunesse, Russian rights to AST. -For Sit-In by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney: audio rights to Recorded Books -For Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein: audio rights to Recorded Books -For Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan: film rights optioned by Marti Noxon for Grady Twins, non-exclusive live stage rights optioned by Oregon Children's Theatre. -For Scones & Sensibility by Lindsay Eland: film rights optioned |
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-All submissions must include a query letter.
-MG and YA submissions should include a sample chapter (approx 10 pages) and a synopsis. -middle grade, YA, and adult non-fiction submissions should include a proposal. -Please include one entire text for picture book submissions and sample illustrations or a link to an online portfolio or a dummy. I do not accept picture book texts by authors only. You must be an author/illustrator to submit picture book material. -Email submissions should not include attachments--because viruses are scary -Snail mail submissions must include a SASE. -Please be patient as I consider your work. My response time varies, but my assistant or I will attend to your submission as soon as possible and respond. -Please tell me on the query if it is a multiple submission. Please keep me informed about other agents' interest or offers for representation via email. Do not accept representation until you have given me a fair chance to extend an offer as well. |
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