Ava Larksen’s OF CROWS & THORNS SAGA, in which a wild-hearted princess, trapped in a blood bargain with a ruthless enforcer with a bond that burns hatred into something far more treacherous, discovers a monstrous secret that threatens not only her magic, but her life and the heart that she never meant to give, to Andy Dodds at Podium Audio, in a nice deal, in a three-book deal, by Hannah Andrade at Bradford Literary Agency (world English).
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.
‘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 , 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).
and ‘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 , 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).
‘s IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY, a romance about an American woman who ends up in a coma and mysteriously wakes up in Ireland, where she shares a couple of days with a closed-off Irish mechanic, to Kristine Swartz at Berkley, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2026, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world English).
‘s PRINCE OF MOURNING, a YA dark Gilded Age romantasy about a nursing student who’s summoned to an upstate New York mansion to care for a dying millionaire and discovers an immortal boy being held prisoner at the estate, to Nicole Ellul at Simon & Schuster Children’s, for publication in fall 2025, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (NA).
‘s next four books in the Lost Daughters series, to Laura Deacon at Bookouture (UK), in an exclusive submission, in a four-book deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency; also to Droemer Knaur (Germany), in a six-figure deal; to Oceaan (The Netherlands); to Otava (Finland), to Albatros (Poland); and to Kagge (Norway).