DK Ryland’s DON’T OPEN THIS BOOK! GIRAFFE AND FRIENDS ARE SLEEPING, the third book in the Giraffe series, featuring a giraffe and friends as they try to get back to sleep after the reader wakes them up by opening the book, to William Kiester at Page Street Kids, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2026, by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency (world English).

Kanya Sesser and Nisha Lamsam Ligon‘s NO LEGS, NO LIMITS, about young Kanya, who was born without legs, as she learns to stand up for herself and finds joy in skateboarding, illustrated by Lenny Wen, to Jaime Gelman at Little Bee Books, for publication in fall 2026, by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency for the author, and by Christy Ewers at The CAT Agency for the illustrator (world).

Author of THE SECRET MIDWIFE Soraya M. Lane’s THE PIANIST’S WIFE, a World War II novel about two women living in Berlin who should be enemies, but will do anything to keep each other alive, to Victoria Oundjian at Lake Union Publishing, in a three-book deal, for publication in early 2025, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.

Author of PLATANOS ARE LOVE, THE BRONX IS MY HOME, and the forthcoming GLORIANA PRESENTE Alyssa Reynoso-Morris’s BOLD, BRILLIANT AND LATINE: MEET 52 LATINE AND HISPANIC HEROES FROM PAST AND PRESENT, a new entry in the See Yourself In Their Stories biography series, introducing children and families to 52 iconic Latine and Hispanic figureheads and leaders, sporting legends, STEAM stars, and cultural icons, illustrated by Sol Cotti, to Hannah Dove at Quarto Kids, for publication in summer 2025, by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency for the author, and by Ella Lupo at Purple Rain Illustrators for the illustrator.

Author of the Dark Olympus series Katee Robert’s untitled Wicked Villains spinoff series, the first of which is a polyamorous Twelve Dancing Princesses remix, to Mary Altman at Sourcebooks Casablanca, in a significant deal, in an exclusive submission, in a three-book deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.

Sarah Castille’s THE SOUND OF US, about a broken college athlete and a troubled radio DJ whose shared love of music becomes a bridge to overcoming the trauma of their pasts, to Monique Patterson at Bramble, in a very nice deal, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, for publication in late 2024, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.

NYT-bestselling author of WRECK THE HALLS Tessa Bailey’s Big Shots series, about bad boy athletes finding out that love is the most challenging game of all, to May Chen at Avon, in a seven-figure deal, in a major deal, in a four-book deal, for publication beginning early 2025, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.

Author of PLATANOS ARE LOVE, THE BRONX IS MY HOME, and the forthcoming GLORIANA PRESENTE Alyssa Reynoso-Morris’s PIECES OF HOME, in which two sisters visit their favorite spots on their block on their last day in a Bronx neighborhood, collecting mementos and memories to carry with them always, illustrated by Eugenia Mello, to Alex Borbolla at Bloomsbury Children’s, for publication in spring 2025, by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency for the author, and by Elena Giovinazzo at Pippin Properties for the illustrator.