“Marchini’s story and economy of telling display the chicken as total id, and Felix’s pencil-and-watercolor illustrations are genuine works of art. A surprising gem.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Early readers will enjoy following Chicken through her barnyard adventure and will be able to decode objects and emotions easily due to the well-defined expressions of the animals…A welcome addition to…preschool or kindergarten collections, come rain or come shine.” – School Library Journal
From The Blog
Congratulations Charlene Chua on Shubh Diwali!
I'm so excited to share that Charlene Chua will be illustrating Chitra Soundar's Shubh Diwali! - coming from Albert Whitman in Fall 2019! This is going to be such a beautiful book, and I can't wait to see it on the shelves. (But if you can't...
read moreHappy #BookBirthday, THE GREAT GOOGLINI!
Happy publication day to The Great Googlini, illustrated by Charlene Chua (written by Sara Cassidy)! The Great Googlini Filip, the ten-year-old son of Croatian immigrants, lives in a boring suburb of the big city, where he passes his time...
read moreWelcome to #TeamMarchini and #BookEndsJr, Danna Smith!
I'm so excited to announce that I'm now representing Danna Smith! Danna is an award-winning author of over a dozen books for children, including The Hawk of the Castle (Candlewick, 2017), a 2018 Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s...
read moreHappy #BookBirthday, HAMMERING FOR FREEDOM!
Happy publication day, Hammering for Freedom by Rita Lorraine Hubbard! Hammering for Freedom Born into slavery in Tennessee, William Lewis learned the blacksmith trade as soon as he was old enough to grip a hammer. He proved to be an exceptional...
read moreCongratulations Margaret Finnegan on BOOLER!
I'm beyond thrilled to share that Margaret Finnegan's debut middle grade, Booler, is coming from Atheneum in 2020! In Margaret's welcome post on the BookEnds blog, Booler is described as an act of love. She says, "So here is the thing with...
read moreDo I need a full manuscript before I can query?
Micheal asks: Do you require a complete manuscript to be considered? So, the short answer is yes, if you are seeking representation as a novelist, you need a finished manuscript to be considered with very few exceptions. (E.g. - mg, ya or adult...
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