“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
How it feels to be an agent right now.
We continue to live in unprecedented times, and that includes the way publishing seems to be working lately. Publishing has always been known as both a slow moving business and a cyclical one, but that seems to be exaggerated lately. For myself and many of my...
July – Sept 2020 Agent and Author News for #TeamMarchini
Usually in publishing, we have some sort of summer slowdown - but this year has been unusual in that way as well. July was one of my busiest months as an agent, and things are just starting to settle. But it was a ton of good news for my clients, and I certainly can't...
How To Write Your First Picture Book in 5 Steps
How to Write Your First Picture Book in Five Steps Step 1: Read Read a number of picture books published within the last five years to get a sense of the market and the language of contemporary picture books. For suggestions, check out the list of ALA Notable...
June 2020 Agent and Author News and #mswl
Publishing is moving more slowly these days for a number of reasons, but I’m very excited for the above #TeamMarchini books that are publishing this year, and whose covers have recently been revealed! Starred Reviews and Best of Lists Meera Sriram's A Gift for Amma:...
How I Pitched RONAN THE LIBRARIAN by Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie
It's publication week for Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie's Ronan the Librarian, and I'm excited to share the pitch I used to submit the manuscript to editors in the hopes that it'll help you with your own querying. (For other pitches that I've shared, you can also check...
April 2020 Round Up and #mswl
*I missed the March update as we all acclimated to our new normal and as a nation, I think, collectively grieved this worldwide change. I hope you and yours are all healthy and well. Over here, we are well and trying to celebrate the bright spots where we find them....
