“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
My science-related non-fiction wishlist #mswl
I tweeted some science-related #mswls earlier this summer, but I thought it'd be helpful to collate them here and share! Here goes: I would love to see a trade NF book exploring antarctica and climate change. (This idea is not fully formed, so bear with...
February 2020 Round Up and #MSWL
This month, Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora's The Oldest Student was spotted in my colleague's local paper (Thanks, Jessica A!) and Kat Zhang was featured on NBC 5 for her and Charlene Chua's Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao! Publishing this Month We Could Be Heroes by...
#mswl -MG and YA family lore stories
I hate driving behind those trailers that carry ten or so cars on them, and it's because I can't not think about the story I was told about my great-uncle, who died when one of the chains snapped. But it turns out - that's not actually what...
January 2020 Round Up and #MSWL
Hello! I’m back from leave/hiatus and diving into the New Year with a monthly round up that’s part January 2020 and a bit end-of-Fall 2019. First though – a big congratulations to author-illustrator Sally Deng, who was named as part of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in Art...
Why do agents close to queries?
The short answer, is that agents close to queries when they’re not actively looking for more clients to add to their list… but I’m sure you were hoping for a little more information than that! The long answer is, agents close when they feel like they don’t have the...
2019 Holiday Gift Guide from #TeamMarchini
'Tis the season of holiday gift guides, and this year I have enough published client books (plus Chicken) to participate. (Huzzah! Also, publishing is slow.) Hopefully there's something here for the young reader on your list! And if not, I'd love to know in the...
