Dan Riskin’s FIONA THE FRUIT BAT, about a fruit bat learning to use her senses to take her first flight, illustrated by Rachel Qiuqi Li, to Sara Gillingham at Greystone Kids, for publication in spring 2022, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management for the author, and by Natalie Lakosil at Bradford Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Connie Goldsmith’s RUNNING ON EMPTY, about teenage insomnia and sleep disorders, including interviews with experts, teens and professionals and ways to self-assess healthy (or non-healthy) sleep habits, to Shaina Olmanson at Twenty-First Century Books, for publication in spring 2021, by Natalie Lakosil at Bradford Literary Agency (world).

Joss Wood’s untitled books, to Charlotte Ellis at Harlequin Presents, in a four-book deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.

Stephen Briseno’s QUEEN OF LEAVES, a picture book biography of Mexican American botanist Ynes Mexia, illustrated by Diana Toledano, to Asia Citro at Innovation Press, for publication in fall 2022, by Natalie Lakosil at Bradford Literary Agency for the author, and by Teresa Kietlinski at Bookmark Literary for the illustrator (world).

Angela Pham Krans’s debut FINDING PAPA, based on the author’s own experience that follows a young girl and her mother’s perilous journey from Vietnam to America to find Papa–who left ahead of them to start a better life for their family, illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Thi Bui, to Clarissa Wong at Harper Children’s, in a very nice deal, at auction, for publication in winter 2023, by Katherine Wessbecher at Bradford Literary Agency for the author, and by Julie Stevenson at Massie & McQuilkin for the illustrator (world).

Joss Wood’s next untitled series, about the dynastic Ryder family after they agree to do DNA ancestry testing, again to Stacy Boyd at Harlequin Desire, in a multi-book deal, for publication beginning in 2021, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world).