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In Conversation  Jason Chin and Katherine Roy In Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall by Lynn Brunelle, Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin depicts the decomposition of a blue whale over the course of a century, giving life to new ecosystems. In Sea Without a Shore: Life in the Sargasso by Barb Rosenstock, Sibert Honor winner Katherine Roy lends her eye to a single piece of seaweed and the diverse and interdependent marine life it buoys. We asked Chin and Roy to discuss their new picture books and their techniques for bringing complex underwater worlds to life. more  Middle Grade Update  Middle Grade Sales Continue to Slip A new Circana study finds sales of middle-grade books fell 5% in the first half of 2024. The decline follows two years of falling sales in the segment, which remains the most challenged children's book category. more   In the News  Sales of Books by Kamala Harris Growing Sales for titles by Vice President Kamala Harris, now the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate, are seeing a “surge in demand,” per her publisher, Penguin Random House. The 2016 memoir by Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance, Hillbilly Elegy, is also getting a big boost. more Publisher News  Post Wave Children's Books Enters U.S. MarketPost Wave Publishing UK Ltd., a U.K. subsidiary of Post Wave Publishing China formed in 2023, is expanding into the U.S. market. Krestyna Lypen has been named editorial director, based in New York, and will oversee a list of preschool, picture book, and illustrated nonfiction titles for young readers. more Licensing News  Licensing Hotline: July 2024Oasis Family Media’s new Sky Turtle Nova imprint has been named the licensee for the first-ever U.S. children’s books based on the popular Ultraman franchise, about students studying the weaknesses of giant monsters that threaten Earth. Read on for news about Worldwide Buddies' Rosie’s Rules license, IDW’s American Girl graphic novels, the expansion of Firefly Books' Gumboot Kids mysteries, a growing publishing and consumer products program for the Moomins, and more. more Four Questions  Emma HunsingerFollowing the picture book My Parents Won’t Stop Talking, Emma Hunsinger is publishing her solo debut middle grade graphic novel, How It All Ends. When 13-year-old Tara Gimmel skips eighth grade and is promoted straight to high school, she faces a terrifying new reality. Hunsinger spoke with us about coping with feeling unprepared for big life changes, and her tried and true storytelling techniques. Q: Do you have any advice for how students can survive the next school year and the new experiences it might bring? A: I feel like the message of How It All Ends is to be patient with yourself. You have to remember that you’re playing the long game. You’re going to become who you’re meant to be. You’re going to know yourself in the future. But you’re just getting to know yourself now. So be patient. You don’t have to rush. more Out Next Week  Hot Off the Press: Week of July 29 Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about finding joy in difficult places, a middle grade fantasy set at a beloved library, a YA mystery following a family reuniting, and more. more In Brief  In Brief: July 25, 2024 Recently, an author was a guest at an international book festival, a community welcomed an author for a reading, award winners shared their book, and an author spoke at a New York City bookstore. more
Rights Report  Nicole Fiorica at McElderry Books has acquired Heart Check by Emily Charlotte, a YA romance that is Friday Night Lights meets ice hockey. When Harper is blamed for getting her school's beloved hockey coach fired, her long-simmering rivalry with the team's golden boy Dawson comes to a head when they are forced to split shifts at Dawson's family's diner, while Dawson tries to salvage the season that could make or break his career. Publication is set for fall 2025; Caryn Wiseman at Andrea Brown Literary Agency did the deal for world rights.  Grace Gay at Wednesday Books has bought, in a preempt, When Dealing with Dragons by Dana Swift (Cast in Firelight), a YA romantasy about a dragon conservationist who must put rivalries and class divisions aside and partner with a dragon racer to save the last known gold-plated dragon from corrupt powers that would exploit it for its priceless scales. Publication is slated for summer 2026; Kelly Dyksterhouse at the Tobias Literary Agency negotiated the two-book deal for world English rights.  Mark Siegel at First Second has acquired A Better World Is Possible, a nonfiction YA graphic novel by Danica Novgorodoff (l.) and Meera Subramanian that reveals the pressing danger of our climate crisis through the inspiring stories of four youth climate activists who demonstrate the potential of teen power. Benjamin A. Wilgus will also edit; publication is scheduled for 2026. Tanya McKinnon at McKinnon Literary Agency brokered the deal for world rights.  Liz Szabla at Feiwel and Friends has bought Wolf Club by James Bird (There's No Place Like Home), a middle grade novel in which an unlikely trio of misfit kids from three different backgrounds meet in detention and team up to search for a mysterious once in a lifetime wolf they believe has the animal medicine to remedy a secret each harbors. Publication is planned for spring 2025; Rosemary Stimola at Stimola Literary Studio sold North American rights.  Luisa Beguiristain at Roaring Brook has acquired, at auction, María Dolores Águila's middle grade debut, A Sea of Lemon Trees, a historical fiction novel-in-verse centered around the story of 12-year-old Roberto Alvarez and the first successful challenge to school segregation. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Lindsay Auld at Writers House negotiated the deal for world English rights.  Cindy Kim at Scholastic Branches has bought, in a four-book deal, world rights to Super Villains in Training, an early chapter book series by Kailei Pew (l.), illustrated by Carolina Coroa. The series follows young Vicky von Evil as she enrolls in a special school designed to train the next generation of super villains, and the hijinks that come with being not-so-great at being evil. Publication for book one is set for spring 2026; Emily Forney at BookEnds represented the author, and James McGowan at BookEnds Literary Agency represented the illustrator.  Paula Wiseman at S&S/Paula Wiseman Books has acquired world rights to Exactly One Giraffe by Lisa Mantchev (l.) (Strictly No Elephants), illustrated by Taeeun Yoo, a picture book in which a girl and her unusual pet cannot get up the ladder to the clubhouse, and the Pet Club comes together to figure out how to make all friends welcome. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the author, and Holly McGhee at Pippin Properties represented the illustrator.  Luana Kay Horry at HarperCollins has bought, in an exclusive submission, world rights to The Dumped Truck by Daniel Bernstrom (l.), illustrated by Marcelo Verdad, a humorous picture book about a messy truck that gets dumped by the other toys for doing its job well. Publication is planned for summer 2026; Brenda Bowen at the Book Group represented the author, and Adriana Dominguez at Aevitas Creative Management represented the illustrator.  Ann Kelley at Random House Studio has acquired Emily Saw a Door by Mel Rosenberg (l.), illustrated by Orit Magia-Schwalb. This picture book follows a girl who goes from door to door hoping to find one that will welcome her, but, when no one lets her in, Emily realizes she must create a door for herself. Publication is set for spring 2026; Liza Fleissig at Liza Royce Agency represented the author and illustrator in the deal for world rights.  Carol Hinz at Lerner/Millbrook has bought Let's Go Camping! by author-photographer Shelley Rotner. The book is an introduction to camping that highlights everything from planning and packing to cooking outdoors, sleeping in a tent, and waking up to the sound of birds. Publication is slated for spring 2026; Liz Nealon at Great Dog Literary brokered the deal for world rights.  Jeffrey Salane at Little Simon has acquired two-time Geisel Honor winner Jonathan Fenske's Candy Corn Christmas, in which Halloween's leftover candy corn tries to find their place among the Christmas sweet treats. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Carrie Hannigan at HG Literary sold world rights.  Brett Duquette at Little Bee Books has bought world rights to Pepe and the Piñata by Tracey Kyle (l.), illustrated by Mirelle Ortega, a celebration of Hispanic Christmas traditions. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Jennifer Unter at the Unter Agency represented the author, and James Burns at the Bright Agency represented the illustrator.  Ambika Sambasivan at Sambasivan & Parikh has acquired world rights to The First Girl on Stage: Tunga Dances the Yakshagana by Shruthi Rao (l.), illustrated by Devika Joglekar, a picture book tribute to the pioneering female performers of Yakshagana, a folk theatre art form practiced in South India. Publication is slated for fall 2025; the author and illustrator represented themselves. IN THE MEDIA
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