Josh Funk’s THE MISSING LIBRARY: A STORY OF PATIENCE & FORTITUDE, a sequel to LOST IN THE LIBRARY, in which the illustrious lion statues that guard the New York Public Library's Schwarzman Building venture into the children's room one night only to find that all the books are gone, and they proceed to search all over the city before finding their favorite books in a surprising new home, illustrated by Stevie Lewis, to Christian Trimmer at Holt Children's, with Kate Farrell editing, for publication in summer 2020, by Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world).
Josh Funk's SHORT & SWEET, the fourth Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast tale, in which the protagonists are shrunk into to mini breakfast treats, causing continued culinary chaos, and their friends must find a way to restore them to their true selves, illustrated by Brendan Kearney, to Eve Adler at Sterling Children's, for publication in fall 2020, by Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the author, and by Hannah Whitty at Plum Pudding Illustration for the illustrator (world).
PINK IS FOR BLOBFISH author Jess Keating's NIKKI TESLA AND THE TRAITORS OF THE LOST SPARK, the third book in the Elements of Genius series, in which young prodigies Tesla, da Vinci, Darwin, and more must chase down a globe-trotting evil scientist seeking to destroy humanity with a deadly virus, to Jenne Abramowitz at Scholastic, for publication in summer 2020, by Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world English).
Breeana Shields's THE BONE THIEF, a follow-up to the forthcoming THE BONE CHARMER, in which a young diviner deals with the fallout from surviving one of two possible paths of fate and sets out to learn the magic she needs to punish the person responsible, to Ashley Hearn at Page Street, for publication in spring 2020, by Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Literary Agency(world).
Karen Jameson's WOODLAND DREAMS, illustrated by Marc Boutavant, celebrating the wonder of forest animals as they settle in for the night, to Naomi Kirsten at Chronicle children's, for publication in spring 2020, by Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the author and Amanda Mason at Heart Agency for the illustrator. (world)
Josh Funk's MISSION DEFROSTABLE, the third Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast tale, following leftover breakfast treats as they team up with a villainous foe and travel to unknown parts of the fridge in an attempt to prevent a cataclysmic freeze, illustrated by Brendan Kearney, to Christina Pulles at Sterling Children's, by Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the author and Hannah Whitty at Plum Pudding for the illustrator (World)
Josh Funk's IT'S NOT HANSEL AND GRETEL, illustrated by Edward Taylor, a fairytale mashup in which Hansel and Gretel talk back to the narrator, refusing to play their roles, to Marilyn Brigham of Two Lions, for publication in Spring 2019, by Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the author and Alli Brydon at The Bright Group for the illustrator. (World)
Sarah Harian's EIGHT WILL FALL, a dark fantasy duology in which eight criminals battle their way through a subterranean realm of unspeakable horrors and certain death, to Tiffany Liao at Holt Children's, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in Winter 2019, by Joelle Hobeika and Hayley Wagreich at Alloy Entertainment with the author represented by Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Literary agency. (World English)