Book Winners – Kudos – Industry Changes

BOOK WINNERS

paharrison1971 won EASTER ON THE FARM by Phyllis Alsdurf

Claire Annette won SWALLOWS SWIRL by Christina Wilsdon

Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner won THE MAGICAL SNOWFLAKE by Bernette Ford

Lynn Marie won ICE CREAM EVERYWHERE: by Judy Campbell-Smith

Gretchen McLellan won LEAFY LANDMARKS: Travels with Trees by Michelle Schaub

Winners, please send in your addresses. Thank you!

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KUDOS:

Author of DEEP, DEEP DOWN Lydia Lukidis’s UP, UP HIGH: THE SECRET POETRY OF THE EARTH’S INVISIBLE ATMOSPHERE, helping readers explore another extreme area of our planet—the highest reaches of Earth’s atmosphere—and the beauty found within, illustrated by Katie Rewse, to Alison Deering at Capstone, for publication in spring 2025, by Miranda Paul at Erin Murphy Literary Agency for the author, and by Emily Fernandez at The Bright Agency for the illustrator.

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Jane Yolen’s HIS FAIRYTALE LIFE, a picture book biography about Hans Christian Andersen intended for the youngest child, illustrated by Brooke Boynton-Hughes, to Neal Porter at Neal Porter Books, for publication in spring 2025 on the 150th anniversary of Andersen’s death, by Elizabeth Harding at Curtis Brown for the author, and by Marietta Zacker at Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

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BEST INDIE BOOK FINALIST!

We are thrilled to share with you that Finley: A Moose on the Caboose has been selected as an INDIE Book of the Year Finalist! It’s been narrowed down to only a dozen in the picture book category Candace Spizzirri and illustrators, Chantelle and Burgen Thorne.

INDUSTRY CHANGES:

Sheila Fernley has joined as an associate agent at Storm Literary Agency.

Sarah St. Pierre has joined Random House Canada as senior editor. She was previously editorial director at Simon & Schuster Canada.

Tiffany Liao has joined  Random House Children as executive editor. She was most recently an executive editor at Zando Young Readers.

Talk tomorrow,

Kathy