Sandra Sutter at Gnome Road has acquired world rights to SMALL NORMAN by Lisa Bentley (The Dreams We Made; I Am Not Your Hat), a picture book about a girl and her pet lizard, which grows so fast and so big that he’s hardly recognizable when he gets out one day, causing her to rethink the idea of responsible pet ownership. Publication is planned for spring 2027; Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency sold world rights.

Lili Rosenstreich at Kalaniot Books has acquired WHEN LESS IS MORE by Rebecca Gardyn Levington (Afikoman, Where’d You Go?), illustrated by Niyati Froind. Grounded in the Jewish value of tikkun olam, this rhyming picture book reminds readers that sometimes doing less—less blaming, less littering, less holding on to what we no longer need—can infuse more kindness, beauty, and empathy into our own lives and the lives of everyone around us. Publication is planned for fall 2027; Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency represented the author, and the illustrator represented herself.

Millie von Platen at Astra Books for Young Readers has bought world rights to author-illustrator DK Ryland’s SPLISH. Splish is a ready-for-whatever-the-day-brings kind of fish, but when the day brings one disaster after another, Splish shows what she’s really made of. Publication is scheduled for fall 2026; Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency negotiated the deal.

Rebecca Gardyn Levington‘s I WISH THAT YOU KNEW, about a child at their late grandmother’s unveiling ceremony, reflecting upon and celebrating the special relationship they shared, illustrated by Alyssa Russell, to Jaime Gelman at Little Bee Books, for publication in summer 2026, by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency for the author, and by Christie Megill at The CAT Agency for the illustrator (world).

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.