“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
Why you shouldn’t write the sequel before the first book has sold
Agents will usually tell their clients not to spend time writing a sequel while the first book is on submission to publishers, because even selling a first book doesn’t mean that a publisher will want to pick up a sequel or subsequent books....
read moreQuestions I ask myself when I’m reading requested manuscripts
I was reading requesteds at the Panera, and I started to think about how different it is to read for enjoyment versus to read with a critical eye towards representation. I can read a book for fun in about three hours, but I’m not reading it with my agent...
read moreHow I Pitched OPERATION PHOTOBOMB by Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie
It's pub week for Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie's latest book, and in an effort to help other writers with their picture book pitches, I'm excited to share my pitch for Operation Photobomb.(One thing you'll notice is that there's no bio in this pitch....
read moreHappy #BookBirthday, SHUBH DIWALI!
Happy publication day to Shubh Diwali!, illustrated by Charlene Chua and written by Chitra Soundar! Shubh Diwali! Diwali has arrived! Rangoli art decorates the floor and strings of flowers hang around the doors. Now it's time to ring the bells,...
read moreHappy #BookBirthday, OPERATION PHOTOBOMB!
Happy publication day to Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie's Operation Photobomb, illustrated by Matthew Rivera!Operation PhotobombWhen Monkey finds a camera, Chameleon discovers that he loves to photobomb everyone! But Chameleon’s photobombing starts to drive...
read moreBlogging in 2019 vs. 2009
As I was going through some of my earlier posts to create an archive page for this blog, it really struck me how different the tone and content of my posts were in 2008/2009 vs. these last few years as an author/agent. I think the shift started with the...
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