Storm Literary Agency

Boutique literary agency representing quality literature from exceptional authors and illustrators

First, there was a  teacher who loved books almost as much as she loved little children. Then, there was an artist who loved pirates, almost as much as he loved cats. As it turns out, that artist could also write, and that teacher loved the pirate stories he wrote. And she shared those stories with the children she taught. The children loved the pirate stories; they also loved the cats. They wanted more stories with pirates and cats. They also wanted an adventure. And the stories gave them so many adventures. And that is that: Storm Literary Agency came about because it needed to. The children requested it. And so did the cats. 

Storm Literary Agency welcomes submissions from unique and talented authors and illustrators, those who are not afraid to embrace their capacity to teach, to entertain, to engage and to honor people, young and old, who hopefully, will be changed by the work represented here.

Our 2025 Celebrated Deals

January 28, 2025

Fiction: Debut

Chuck Storla's A HOUSE JUST CAME ON THE MARKET, pitched as in the vein of Benjamin Stevenson, a humorous murder mystery in which an HOA board member of an Atlanta subdivision becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a cranky neighbor, but as the body count rises, he must play Sherlock if he's going to protect not only himself but the plummeting property values, to Jess Verdi at Crooked Lane, for publication in fall 2025, by Jenna Satterthwaite at Storm Literary Agency (world English). UK: stephanie.manova@crookedlanebooks.com Translation/film: jenna.stormliteraryagency@gmail.com

January 17, 2025

Audio Rights

Vera Raye's A CROWN OF TEARS AND TREASON and A CROWN OF VICTORY AND VENGEANCE, an enemies-to-lovers romantasy, to Marilyn Kretzer at Blackstone Audio, at auction, in a two-book deal, by Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency (world English).

 
 


January 14, 2025

Children’s: Middle Grade Fiction

Kirstie Myvett's FLORENCE WALLACE'S YEAR AT THE COLORED ORPHAN ASYLUM, the first in a new series, American Stories for Gutsy Girls, featuring diverse female characters, in which a girl spends an eventful year at the asylum, where she learns a lot about life and herself, but when the NYC orphanage is destroyed during the Civil War-era draft riots, she wonders if a colored girl's dreams are even worth pursuing, to Laura Helweg at Thomas Nelson, for publication in June 2026, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency (world).


January 11, 2025

Fiction: Romantasy

Ry Herman's THIS KNIGHT TOPPLES EMPIRES, pitched as a romantic LGBTQ+ retelling of the fairy tale “The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy,” about a nonbinary main character's coming-of-age quest, set within the same secondary-world fantasy as the forthcoming THIS PRINCESS KILLS MONSTERS, to Katy Nishimoto at Dial Press, by Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency (world).

 
 


January 9, 2025

Fiction: Debut

Brianna Heath's ROBBIE MCNEIL'S HIT LIST, a mystery romp following a contract killer who wants to run her karaoke bar with her queer, platonic soulmate in peace, but when one of her targets vanishes without a trace, suddenly all of her rules go out the window, to MJ Johnston at Sourcebooks, in a two-book deal, by Jenna Satterthwaite at Storm Literary Agency (NA).

Our 2024 Celebrated Deals

December 17, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Emma Bland Smith's Dogs Save the Day series of six illustrated chapter books for early readers, in which a child helps different working dogs face challenges and succeed in their heroic career, illustrated by Monika Kucharska, to Candice Keimig at ABDO, with Bridget O'Brien editing, in a multi-book deal, for publication in September 2026, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Jessie Fitzgerald at Advocate-Art for the illustrator (world).


December 3, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Kanini Z. Rodney-Phillips's debut A KITE FOR EASTER, in which a girl and her grandfather carefully craft a kite and fly it at the Easter Monday celebration in Guyana, illustrated by Richy Sanchez Ayala, to Yolanda Scott and Kristen Nobles at Charlesbridge, for publication in spring 2026, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Susan Penny at The Bright Agency for the illustrator (world).

 

Dr. Kanini Z. Rodney-Phillips

 


November 19, 2024

Children’s: Middle Grade Nonfiction

UP PERISCOPE! author and science communicator Jennifer Swanson's HOW TO TALK TO AN ALIEN, an illustrated kids' guide to the astrobiology, linguistics, physics, and technology that will be required to speak to an alien (should you ever meet one), to Courtney Stevenson at Quill Tree, for publication in summer 2027, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency (world).

 

Jennifer Swanson

 


November 15, 2024

International Rights: UK Fiction

Dana Hawkins's UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER, the first book in the Meet Cute Minnesota series, a second chance, enemies-to-lovers f/f romance in which a down-on-her-luck wedding planner receives a business-saving opportunity—a big budget wedding with an expedited timeline—but the job comes with one terrible caveat: the photographer is her high school ex-girlfriend; plus two more books in the series, CHRISTMAS, COOKIES, AND CHAOS and I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU (MAYBE), to Emily Gowers at Storm Publishing, in a three-book deal, for publication in August 2025, October 2025, and February 2026, by Jenna Satterthwaite at Storm Literary Agency (world).


October 30, 2024

Children’s: Young Adult Fiction

Kalla Harris's debut THE GROUND THAT DEVOURS US, a post-apocalyptic paranormal romance pitched as THE COLDEST GIRL IN COLDTOWN meets The Last of Us, in which a sharp-tongued teenage vampire hunter desperate to save her newly turned sister makes a deal with a deadly vampire to get the cure for vampirism in exchange for freeing vamp hostages from a human compound, all without getting herself killed in the process, to Hoda Agharazi at Entangled Teen, in a two-book deal, for publication in June 2025, by Jenna Satterthwaite at Storm Literary Agency (world).

October 24, 2024

Children’s: Middle Grade Fiction

Author of the forthcoming SAY SOMETHING, POUPEH BABAEE and HAIRY MAN SUIT Haleh Massey's SEVENTH GRADE BLUES, a humorous illustrated novel about an Iranian American girl who wants to make everyone happy but doesn't always know how to, as she is unexpectedly switched to a new middle school and must survive long-distance friendships and crushes, an aspiring stand-up comedian uncle, and a fiendish new bully, to Elise McMullen-Ciotti at Lee and Low, in an exclusive submission, for publication in spring 2027, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency (world).

October 22, 2024

Children’s: Young Adult Fiction

Alex Ritany's MAYBE TOMORROW I'LL KNOW, a time loop romance with a body swap twist, pitched as IF I SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW meets EVERY DAY, in which a boy wakes up in a girl's body with no memories, only to discover he's stuck in a time loop with 100 days to figure out whose body he's in and how to break the loop—all while he's inconveniently falling in love with a boy who forgets him at the end of each day, to Kristin Allard at Norton Young Readers, in a very nice deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2026, by Jenna Satterthwaite at Storm Literary Agency (world).


October 18, 2024

Children’s: Young Adult Fiction

Sabrina Fedel's GUARD MY HEART, a romance about a girl who dreams of being a Division I ice hockey goalie, but first she must navigate a senior year full of challenges; when a hockey player offers a deal to boost her skills, her focused ambition meets unexpected romance, to Wendy Loggia at Delacorte Romance, in an exclusive submission, for publication in spring 2027, by Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency (world).

October 8, 2024

Digital: Fiction: Debut

Claire Barner's MOONRISING, pitched as SEA OF TRANQUILITY meets WINTER'S ORBIT, a near-future sci-fi told against the backdrop of the Moon's first lunar colony, with a multicultural and LGBTQ+ cast, about a cynical agronomist tasked with creating a sustainable food source on the Moon and an Emirati businessman on a mission to build the Moon's first hotel, but as they fall in love, ecoterrorists threaten the future of the lunar colony, to Toni Kirkpatrick at Diversion Books, in a nice deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in July 2025, by Jenna Satterthwaite at Storm Literary Agency (world). toni@diversionbooks.com Rights: ashley@diversionbooks.com

October 7, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Non-Fiction

Author of the forthcoming THE WIND CHILD Lizzy Rizzi's JUMP! THE DARING LIFE OF TINY BROADWICK, FIRST LADY OF PARACHUTING, the true story of a pioneering female parachuter, illustrated by Adam Gustavson, to Sunita Apte at Reycraft, for publication in fall 2025, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Abigail Samoun at Red Fox Literary for the illustrator (world).

October 1, 2024

Children’s: Middle Grade Fiction

Cofounder of Book Nerds Across America and author of the forthcoming THE FORTUNE OF IMMY NAKATUDDE Florence Migga's THE SUMMER SCRAPBOOK, pitched as an homage to Anne Brashares's SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS, about three lifelong friends who have to spend their first summer apart and the ensuing experiences and struggles that might break up their friendship forever, to Amy Fitzgerald at Carolrhoda Books, for publication in spring 2026, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency (world).

September 16, 2024

International rights: Canada Children’s

Hayley Lowe's THE FALLEN TREE, in which a girl's closest friend, a fallen tree in the school playground, has always been there for her, so when she discovers the tree is in danger, she knows she must do everything in her power to save it, to Sarah Howden at Orca Books, for publication in spring 2027, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency (world).


July 16, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Julie Abery's BABY PTEROSAUR and BABY SPINOSAURUS, rhyming board books following a day in the life of baby dinosaurs, in which pterosaurs glide on the updrafts and spinosaurus snaps and clacks her crocodile jaws, while navigating the hazards of their prehistoric world, illustrated by Gavin Scott, to Rebecca Glaser at Amicus Ink, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2025, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Amy Fitzgerald at The Bright Agency for the illustrator (world).

July 1, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Author of the forthcoming SEASONS ON THE FARM Chelsea Tornetto's THE WORLD'S BEST CHRISTMAS LIGHT, in which a family sets out to find the best Christmas lights ever, but the colorful lights can't compete with the brightest light of all—God's love, illustrated by Amanda Morrow, to Katherine Easter at Zonderkidz, for publication in fall 2025, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Robbin Brosterman at The Bright Agency for the illustrator (world).


June 25, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Non-fiction

Nathalie Alonso's TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME!, a singalong pitched as reimagining the classic baseball anthem, introducing kids to the diverse history and culture of America's favorite pastime, illustrated by Naida Mazzenga, to Kate DePalma at Barefoot Books, with Bree Reyes editing, for publication in spring 2025, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Jess Lomax at Inkling Illustration Agency for the illustrator (world).


June 21, 2024

Children’s

Kimberly Wilson's A PIGGY BANK SAVES THE DAY, a sequel to A PENNY'S WORTH, A DOLLAR'S GRAND DREAM, and A CREDIT CARD TAKES CHARGE, in which a hasty piggy bank learns the value of patience after his race to save fails to bring home the bacon, illustrated by Mark Hoffmann, to William Kiester at Page Street Kids, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2025, by Victoria Selvaggio at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Jennifer Laughran at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).


May 27, 2024

Digital: Fiction: Thriller

Paige E Ewing's OBSIDIAN PRINCE, in which a spider-kin seer becomes embroiled in saving the life of a handsome fae prince even though her life would be easier if she simply let him meet his fate, to Lisa Green at City Owl Press, in a nice deal, for publication in November 2024, by Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency (US).

May 23, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Kathy Kacer's THE MEMORY STONES, in which, after a girl's grandma passes, she paints her memories into the stones she collects and places them at the grave site ensuring that, just like stones, the memories of her grandma will last forever, illustrated by Hayley Lowe, to Jordan Ryder at Second Story Press, for publication in fall of 2025, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

May 15, 2024

Children’s: Middle Grade Non-Fiction

Author of the forthcoming THE SECRET OF MOONRISE MANOR Stephanie Bearce's GOD CREATED SCIENCE, about how science is not separate from God but is how God's creations can be explained to humans, to David Miles and Stephanie Miles at Bushel & Peck, for publication in fall 2025, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency (world).


May 13, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Author of THE GLORIOUS FOREST THAT FIRE BUILT Ginny Neil's SALAMANDER SONG, a parallel story that follows the rhythms of the seasons until children and migrating salamanders meet on a night of salamander rain, illustrated by Charli Vince, to Sarah Rockett at Tilbury House, for publication in spring 2025, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Tracy Marchini at BookEnds for the illustrator (world).


May 9, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Florence Migga's THE FORTUNE OF IMMY NAKATUDDE, an original folktale set in Uganda about how being kind brings kindness back to you, illustrated by Shamar Knight-Justice, to Susan Kochan at Putnam Children's, for publication in spring 2027, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Christy Ewers at The CAT Agency for the illustrator (world).

April 30, 2024

Children’s: Middle Grade Fiction

Children's clinical psychologist Dr. Haleh Massey, PhD's HAIRY MAN SUIT, about a girl who is having the worst month of her 13-year-old Iranian American life—and things aren't too good for her family either—but she and her frustrating older sister might have to get along just this once to turn things around, to Elise McMullen-Ciotti at Lee and Low, for publication in spring 2026, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency (world). Rights: Heather Cashman


April 23, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Vivian Kirkfield's FRIENDS COUNT, in which toddlers make music, fill donuts, and spin dreidels at their home daycare, celebrating diversity, friendship, and the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah, illustrated by Savannah Allen, to Naomi Shulman at PJ Publishing, for publication in November 2026, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Christy Ewers at The CAT Agency for the illustrator (world).


April 24, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Lizzy Rizzi's WIND CHILD, an allegory about a girl forever on the move at her mother's whim, spontaneous and free; yet when she makes her first real friend, a human girl, she no longer wants to live such a rootless existence, illustrated by Rogerio Coelho, to Michael Green at Marble Press, for publication in spring 2025, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and Lemonade Illustration Agency for the illustrator (world English).


April 16, 2024

Children’s: Middle Grade Fiction

Author of MARY ANNING AND PALEONTOLOGY FOR KIDS Stephanie Bearce's THE SECRET OF MOONRISE MANOR, the first book in the Raven Gallows mystery series, about a mummified corpse and an Ozark mountain town filled with busy-bodies, spiritualists, and avant-garde artists mixed with a tween detective/aspiring-mortician, to Lisa Mangum and Heidi Taylor Gordon at Shadow Mountain, in a two-book deal, for publication in February 2025, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency (world).

April 2, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Non-Fiction

Author of A PLACE FOR RAIN Michelle Schaub's A PATHWAY FOR POLLINATORS, an invitation to plant pollinator pathways to mitigate the loss of habitat, illustrated by Blanca Gomez, to Simon Boughton at Norton Children's, in an exclusive submission, for publication in summer 2026, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Rebecca Sherman at Writers House for the illustrator (world).


March 6, 2024

Children’s: Young Adult Fiction

Author of ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME Sabrina Fedel's ALL PATHS LEAD TO PARIS, a romance about a Parisian fashion influencer living la vie en rose in Paris while fake-dating her famous musician bestie, until she meets a “normal” guy and begins to date him on the sly, leaving her rethinking whether her lies might have too much truth in them, to Wendy Loggia at Delacorte Romance, in an exclusive submission, for publication in summer 2025, by Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency (world).

Posted: February 7, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Non-Fiction

Chelsea Tornetto's SEASONS ON THE FARM, a lyrical look at the rhythm of seasons on the farm, illustrated by Karen Bunting, to Sarah Rockett at Sleeping Bear Press, for publication in spring 2025, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Nicole Tugeau at Tugeau 2 for the illustrator (world).

Posted: February 7, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Non-Fiction

Lela Nargi's MISS BETTI: WHAT IS THIS? HOW DETROIT'S SCHOOL LUNCH LADY GOT GOOD FOOD ON THE MENU, introducing kids to acclaimed lunch lady Betti Wiggins, who fought for—and won!—healthier, fresher, more delicious school lunches in the city of Detroit, illustrated by Kristen Uroda, to Sarah Rockett at Sleeping Bear Press, for publication in spring 2025, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency (world).

Posted: February 6, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Non-Fiction

Nicole Fox at Rise x Penguin Workshop has bought world rights to three books in a new board book series called This Is Dance by STEAM and early education expert Rekha S. Rajan (l.) (The Read Aloud Factor), illustrated by Chris Park, an inclusive, international exploration of dance genres including ballet, hip-hop and jazz. Publication will begin in spring 2025; Lilly Ghahremani at Full Circle Literary represented the author in an exclusive submission, and Essie White at Storm Literary Agency represented the illustrator.

 
 


Posted: January 25, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Author of EVEN SUPERHEROES HAVE BAD DAYS Shelly Becker's ABC'S FOR A PEACEFUL ME: A MINDFULNESS SEEK-AND-FIND BOOK, in which each illustration focuses on a word promoting a healthy mind-body connection, with objects beginning with each letter to find, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino, to Meredith Mundy at Appleseed, for publication in fall 2024, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Rebecca Sherman at Writers House for the illustrator (world).

 

Shelly Becker

 


Posted: January 19, 2024

Children’s: Picture Book Non-fiction

Judy Bryan's ONE GRAIN OF SAND, exploring the lifecycle of individual grains of sand and encouraging readers to imagine where each grain might have come from, illustrated by Laura Ramos, to Danielle Collins at Beach Lane Books, for publication in summer 2026, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Caryn Wiseman at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Posted: January 9, 2024

Nonfiction: Science/Technology

Regenerative farmer and freelance writer Rebekah Pierce's BEHIND AGRI-ENERGY, about how integrating agriculture and renewable energy can help solve the energy crisis, to Emily Turner at Island Press, for publication in 2025, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency (US).

Posted: December 5, 2023

Digital: Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Canadian physician and author of the forthcoming series FIRST COMMAND Dr. Michael Simon's EXTINCTION, as a plague devastates Earth and the inner system, a discredited military officer must battle starvation, an insurrection, and the unpredictable perils of deep space to prevent the extinction of the Europa colony and humanity, to Annie Stone at Podium Publishing, in a two-book deal, for publication in 2024, by Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency (world English).


Posted: November 9, 2023

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Author of the forthcoming SARANG SAVES THE SCHOOL Korena Di Roma Howley's A HANBOK FOR HANA, about a Korean American girl who must find new ways to celebrate Chuseok after her family moves from a bustling city neighborhood to a small town, illustrated by Jaime Kim, to Kate Fletcher at Candlewick, for publication in fall 2026, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Claire Easton Morance at Painted Words for the illustrator (world).

Posted: October 24, 2023

Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Author of the forthcoming Love Bites and Bleeding Hearts Ry Herman's THIS PRINCESS KILLS MONSTERS, pitched as a feminist retelling of the Grimm Brothers' "The Twelve Huntsmen," taking that tale's jilted, trouser-wearing fiancee, her eleven identical crossdressing doppelgangers, a talking lion, and of course, the princess, on an extravagant, fantastical quest to save a kingdom, subvert destiny, and fall in love with the perfectly right wrong person, to Katy Nishimoto at Dial Press, in a pre-empt, by Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency (world). Rights: decronin@penguinrandomhouse.com

 
 

Posted: October 16, 2023

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Author of the forthcoming LOVE GROWS HERE and CHOPSTICKS ARE Chloe Ito Ward's MADE FOR MORE, drawing on the creators' lives in Hawaii that speaks to the journey of immigration, loving one's skin—regardless of others' expectations—and how scars, freckles, and color share a story about who we are, where we're from, and where we've been, illustrated by Gael Abary, to Anne Hoppe and Linda Sue Park at Allida, at auction, for publication in winter 2025, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Andrea Morrison at Writers House for the illustrator (world).

Posted: October 2, 2023

Children’s: Picture Book Non-fiction

Author of the forthcoming LOVE GROWS HERE Chloe Ito Ward's CHOPSTICKS ARE, celebrating chopsticks' versatility and significance, and how they are a powerful way to bring people together at life's great, multi-cultural table, illustrated by Lynn Scurfield, to Naomi Kirsten at Chronicle Children's, at auction, for publication in spring 2026, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Wendi Gu at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates for the illustrator (world).


Posted: September 13, 2023

International Rights: Canada Children’s

Loretta Garbutt's DIAPER KID, about a reluctant toddler making the big switch from diapers to underwear, illustrated by Hayley Lowe, to Jennifer Stokes at Owl Kids, for publication in fall 2025, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).


Posted: July 19, 2023

International Rights: Canada Children’s

Farida Zaman's EMBROIDERED, pitched as inspired by the handmade blanket the author wrapped her daughter in as a baby, the story shows that the kantha is created stitch by stitch, under a hot Bengali sun, embroidered by generations of women, and conveys layers of love, memories, Bengali traditions, and experiences, to Jennifer Stokes at Owl Kids, for publication in fall 2026, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency (world).


Posted: July 7, 2023

Children’s: Picture Book Non-fiction

Rina Singh's A PLACE IN THE WORLD, set in a world torn by war, in which a courageous refugee boy and his mother embark on a perilous journey to find a safe place in the world to rebuild their lives, illustrated by Christopher Pouler, to Tom Peterson at Creative Company, for publication in fall 2025, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency (world).

Posted: June 23, 2023

Children’s: Picture Book Non-fiction

MLB.com journalist Nathalie Alonso's ¡VIVA VALENZUELA!, about Mexican pitching legend Fernando Valenzuela's historic 1981 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the phenomenon that was Fernandomania, illustrated by John Parra, to Carolyn Yoder at Calkins Creek, in an exclusive submission, for publication in spring 2026, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Adriana Dominguez at Aevitas Creative Management for the illustrator (world).


Posted: June 6, 2023

International Rights: Canada Children’s

Author of 111 TREES, GRANDMOTHER SCHOOL, and THE FOREST KEEPER Rina Singh's A SKY FOR THE BIRDS, the story of two Muslim brothers in Delhi who against all odds have selflessly devoted their lives to rescuing and rehabilitating black kites—the majestic birds of prey injured in the polluted skies of the capital city, illustrated by Barkha Lohia, to Sarah Howden at Orca Books, for publication in fall 2025, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency (world).

 

Rina Singh

Photo credit: Amrita Singh

 


Posted: May 22, 2023

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Dori Elys's HEY NOW, LITTLE MAN, a board book all about teaching young boys that there are many ways to exist while staying true to themselves, illustrated by Chris Park, to Dorielys Cruz at Little Simon, for publication in spring 2024, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Posted: May 8, 2023

Digital: Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Debut author Dr. Michael Simon, MD's FIRST COMMAND, in which a just-out-of-the-academy junior officer is stranded on a wrecked cruiser in a war zone after aliens ambush the fleet, with a handful of insubordinate technicians and a hostile pilot, to Rhett Bruno at Aethon, in a three-book deal, for publication in 2024, by Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency (world English).

Posted: May 4, 2023

Children’s: Picture Book Non-Fiction

Author of LINCOLN CLEARS A PATH and FULL OF BEANS: HENRY FORD GROWS A CAR Peggy Thomas's WRITING TOWARDS JUSTICE: THE LIFE AND REPORTING OF ALICE A. DUNNIGAN, the story of a pioneering African American journalist, illustrated by Tonya Engel, to Carolyn Yoder at Calkins Creek, for publication in spring 2026, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Kelly Pelsue at Morgan Gaynin Agency for the illustrator (world).

Posted: April 26, 2023

International Rights: Canada Children’s

Author-illustrator Farida Zaman's SAMINA GOES TO A WEDDING, in which a girl visits Bangladesh for the very first time to attend an aunt's wedding and enjoys activities and traditions with her extended family that give her a new understanding of her culture, to Jennifer Stokes at Owl Kids, for publication in spring 2026, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency (world).

Posted: April 6, 2023

Children’s: Young Adult Fiction

Debut author Crystal J. Bell's THE LAMPLIGHTER, a horror novel in which a young woman must overcome her 19th-century whaling village's misogynistic notions to expose the dark truth behind the village's eerie disappearances after a girl goes missing on her watch as lamplighter, to Meg Gaertner at Flux, for publication in spring 2024, by Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency (world).

Posted: April 3, 2023

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Rachel Noble's WILLOW TAKES ON THE WEATHER, in which a tenacious girl ready for fun in the sun pushes back against the forces of weather itself, illustrated by Annabel Tempest, to Kayla Tostevin at Page Street Kids, for publication in winter 2025, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Frederica Dawson at The Bright Group for the illustrator.

Posted: March 24, 2023

Children's: Picture Book Fiction

Nathalie Alonso's OLD CLOTHES FOR DINNER?!, in which a girl's Cuban abuela comes to live with her family and when she cooks a dish called ropa vieja, the girl scrambles to hide her old clothes before they end up on her dinner plate, illustrated by Natalia Rojas Castro, to Lisa Rosinsky at Barefoot Books, for publication in spring 2024, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Jess Lomax at Inkling Illustration Agency for the illustrator (world).

Posted: March 8, 2023

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Rina Singh's THE BAREFOOT SKATEBOARDERS, the story of Janwaar, a remote and tribal village in Madhya Pradesh, India where skateboarding became an unlikely but powerful tool in blurring caste barriers, and empowering children to become the driving force behind that social change, illustrated by Sophie Casson, to Sarah Howden at Orca Books, for publication in fall 2024, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency (world).

Posted: March 3, 2023

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Teacher and former curriculum director Chloe Ito Ward's LOVE GROWS HERE, about a trip to the market where a passerby hurts a girl with angry words—"Go back to your own country"–but when she learns that anger sometimes stems from fear, she fights back with love, bringing hope to others, illustrated by Violet Kim, to Sue Tarsky at Albert Whitman, for publication in spring 2024, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and Studio Goodwin Sturges for the illustrator (world).

Posted: March 2, 2023

Children’s: Young Adult Fiction

Author of SKY'S END Marc J. Gregson's AMONG SERPENTS and DOWNFALL, books two and three of the dystopian fantasy trilogy Above the Black, in which a teenage hero must defend his crumbling homeland from monstrous terrors, war with hidden enemies, and sharpen his dueling skills as a tournament fighter to avenge his murdered family once and for all, to Jonah Heller at Peachtree Teen, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2025 and spring 2026, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency (world).

Posted: March 1, 2023

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Author of FRESH-PICKED POETRY and KINDNESS IS A KITE STRING Michelle Schaub's A PLACE FOR RAIN, a lyrical rain garden adventure, illustrated by Blanca Gomez, to Simon Boughton at Norton Children's, for publication in winter 2024, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Rebecca Sherman at Writers House for the illustrator (world).

Posted: February 27, 2023

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Author of the forthcoming PEW! Cathy Stefanec Ogren's LITTLE RED CHAIR, when a girl schooches into the fluffy tufts of the little red chair, it's love at first “sit,” but after the chair is lost in a move, fate reunites them in a special way, illustrated by Alexandra Thompson, to Barb McNally at Sleeping Bear Press, for publication in fall 2024, by Victoria Selvaggio at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Hannah Mann at Writers House for the illustrator (world).

Posted: February 22, 2023

Digital: Fiction: Thriller

Paige Roberts's EXPLOSIVE CHEMISTRY, the sequel to PRECISE OATHS, in which a spider shifter/seer must take steps to nudge the future or risk losing all her new friends, but saving them will tie her even closer to a handsome and dangerous prince, and her heart may not come out of that battle unscathed, to Lisa Green at City Owl Press, in a nice deal, for publication in October 2023, by Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency (US).

Posted: February 22, 2023

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Linda Skeers's EVEN BETTER THAN SPRINKLES, following the good times and the not-so-good times of best friends, illustrated by Heather Fox, to Maria Modugno at Random House Studio, for publication in summer 2024, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Elena Giovinazzo at Pippin Properties for the illustrator (world).

Posted: February 14, 2023

Childrens: Picture Book Non-fiction

Michelle Schaub's TREE-MENDOUS LANDMARKS, a book of poems that takes readers on a trek to discover famous and historic trees across the United States, illustrated by Anne Lambelet, to Barb McNally at Sleeping Bear Press, for publication in spring 2024, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Stephanie Fretwell-Hill at Red Fox Literary for the illustrator (world).

Posted: February 7, 2023

Children's: Picture Book Fiction

Freelance writer Korena Di Roma Howley's SARANG SAVES THE SCHOOL, a story about how South Korean grandmothers saved a rural school, illustrated by Joowon Oh, to Kate Fletcher at Candlewick, in a pre-empt, for publication in spring 2025, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Steven Chudney at The Chudney Agency for the illustrator (world).

Posted: January 13, 2023

Children's: Picture Book Fiction

Katey Howes's WHERE THE DEER SLIP THROUGH, about the wide range of wildlife that slips in and out of a quiet, protected meadow near a country house, illustrated by Beth Krommes, to Allyn Johnston at Beach Lane Books, for publication in summer 2025, by Essie White at Storm Literary Agency (world).

Posted: January 9, 2023

Children's: Graphic Novel

Clinical psychologist Haleh Massey's SAY SOMETHING, POUPEH BABAEE!, in which an Iranian girl develops selective mutism after a travel ban prevents her parents from joining her in the U.S., illustrated by Ghazal Qadri, to Alexa Carter at Yellow Jacket, in a nice deal, for publication in the fall 2024, by Heather Cashman at Storm Literary Agency (world).

Posted: January 3, 2023

Fiction: Mystery/Crime

Nicholas George's A DEADLY WALK IN DEVON, the author's cozy mystery debut, in which a gay retired San Diego police detective recovering from the death of his longtime partner sets off on a walking tour in England and encounters murder, to John Scognamiglio at Kensington, in a three-book deal, for publication in May 2024, by Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency (world).

Posted: January 3, 2023

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Peggy Thomas's THE SOIL IN JACKIE'S GARDEN, in which a girl grows her favorite snack from a seed and returns plant scraps to the ground to create new soil so the cycle can begin again, illustrated by Neely Daggett at Feeding Minds Press, with Emma Dryden editing, for publication in spring 2024, by Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Jennifer Rofe at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

 

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Posted: December 20, 2022

Children’s: Picture Book Fiction

Kimberly Wilson's A CREDIT CARD TAKES CHARGE, a sequel to A Penny’s Worth and A DOLLAR'S GRAND DREAM, in which an eager-to-please credit card pays for her mistakes after she hijacks the cash's vacation and goes overboard with her spending, illustrated by Mark Hoffmann, to Kayla Tostevin at Page Street Kids, for publication in fall 2024, by Victoria Selvaggio at Storm Literary Agency for the author, and by Jennifer Laughran at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator.

Posted: November 17, 2022

Children’s: Historical Middle Grade Fiction

Sandra W. Headen's debut WARRIOR ON THE MOUND, about a Black boy in the tinderbox environment of pre-war North Carolina who has a dream to become a great pitcher but must overcome segregation and injustice, to Mora Couch at Holiday House, in a nice deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2024, by Victoria Selvaggio at Storm Literary Agency (world).

Posted: November 16, 2022

Children’s: Middle Grade Fiction

Melinda Nichols Wendell's debut LIGHT AND AIR, about one girl's search for hope and healing in a tuberculosis hospital in upstate New York in the 1930s, to Mora Couch at Holiday House, for publication in spring 2024, by Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency (world).

Posted: October 14, 2022

Children's: Young Adult Fiction

Sabrina Fedel's ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME, when the daughter of a diplomat fake dates a Scottish celebrity in Italy, she soon finds herself living her own Roman Holiday until the feelings get real and the paparazzi's knives come out, to Wendy Loggia at Delacorte, for publication in summer 2024, by Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency (world).