Good News: March 2023

Anden Wilder:

Congratulations to Anden for TULIP’S MESS being acquired by Knopf.

And congratulations to Anden for being selected for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair scholarship.

Dustin Resch:

Dustin’s visit to Cayman Brac Elementary School made the news!

Annie Herzig:

Congratulations to Annie on winning the SCBWI’s Narrative Art Contest

AND the SCBWI Winter Conference’s Agented Portfolio Honor

Stan Yan:

Congratulations to Stan for THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG being acquired by Atheneum.

Kaz Windness:

Congratulations to Kaz for GO GO DINO! being acquired by Simon Spotlight.

BITSY BAT SCHOOL STAR’s cover has been revealed as has the Barnes & Noble Exclusive edition is now available for preorder.

Kaz’s CAT VS. VAC has also revealed its cover and is available for preorder.

Congratulations to SWIM JIM for making it onto Librarian, Mary Kueher’s list of My Best of 2022-ish.

Heather Brockman Lee:

Happy Book Birthday to A POEM GROWS INSIDE YOU, which happened to be named a 2023 Lee Hopkins Bennet Poetry Award Honor Book.

Congratulations to Heather who will be illustrating THE CITY OF JASMINE by Nadine Presley for HarperCollins.

And, congratulations to BOTH Kaz and Heather for A BOOK IS A FRIEND being acquired by Flamingo Books.

David Deen:

Congratulations to David Deen whose stunning art can be seen on Princeton’s Cotsen Children’s Library’s TOLO by Dana Sheridan (a choose your path virtual adventure)! https://sites.google.com/princeton.edu/tolo/home

Dow Phumiruk:

Congratulations to Dow, who illustrated A LIFE OF SERVICE: THE STORY OF SENATOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH by Christina Soontornvat for making the list for the 2022 Nerdies: Non-Fiction List

Brizida Magro:

Happy book birthday to Brizida, who illustrated LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART: A CONFECTIONERY OF AFFECTION, by Mary Lee Donovan.

Jessica Lanan:

Congratulations to Jessica who will be illustrating IN THE WORLD OF WHALES by Michelle Cusolito for Holiday House / Neal Porter Books.

Congratulations to Jessica for getting a Kirkus Star for her upcoming picture book, JUMPER.

And an exciting cover reveal for Jessica for THANK YOU, MOON, written by Melissa Stewart.

Lily Williams:

The Daily Camera wrote an article about Lily doing school visits.

And happy book birthday to IS IT OKAY TO PEE IN THE OCEAN? written by Ella Schwartz, illustrated by Lily.