Andrea Brown Literary Agency

Honored to be a Graphic Novels & ComicsRpund Table Outstanding Comics Honor Comics Honoree!!

studiohoffmann presents GAB 'N' DOODLE with Raúl the Third THURSDAY 1/29/26 @ 6PM EASTERN ON INSTAGRAM LIVE

📚Author/illustrator @raulthethird.bsky.social is an amazing creator of all things #kidlit

🎨Thurs at 6pm ET we’ll make art to auction off, to benefit the Immigrant Law Ctr of MN

Join us on Instagram Live!

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Penguin Young Readers ALA Youth Media Award Winners - Penguin Random House Discover some of the most distinguished books for kids and teens from this year's ALA Youth Media Awards.

The @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social's Youth Media Awards were today! Discover all the amazing Penguin books that were recognized so you can make sure to add these acclaimed books to your school or library! #EduSky #TLSky

THE SECRET IS OUT!
THANK YOU, @jewishlibraries.bsky.social & @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social! THANK YOU, Levine Querido, @capaciousmood.bsky.social, @carynwiseman.bsky.social, for believing in D.J.! THANK YOU to my extraordinary friends & fam & readers!
Mazel tov to all the other winners!
#ALAyma #STBA

So proud and happy!

illustration of a grandma and granddaughter on a picnic blanket eating pickle and cheese sandwiches, while the girl’s parents look on in bewilderment

illustration of a seahorse singing with a determined expression

illustration of a grandma and granddaughter enjoying a spread of their unusual favorite foods

illustration of an underwater scene in which a small seahorse watches many other sea creatures swim by

🎨 Illustrator spotlight on Ashlyn Anstee!

Ashlyn is represented by Kelly Sonnack and interested in board books, picture books, black & white interiors, graphic novels, and covers.

Check out Ashlyn's illustrator page!

@ksonnack.bsky.social

Plate of chocolate chip cookies with chocolate covered orange rinds on top and a sign that says "Mountains of Chocolate" above.

Book THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES has yellow title font against a bright blue sky and shows a middle school boy with an orange backpack standing on a mountain summit with a Bernese Mountain dog gazing up at him.

I love that librarians have been sending me photos of the Cascade and Porter cookies their readers baked using the recipe from THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES - I seem to have written a book that makes everyone crave cookies!

Best Nonfiction of 2025: A Roundup of Lists
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#TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #TLSkyChat #Skybrarian #kidlit #nonfiction

Emily Arrow's PIP THE LITTLE SEAHORSE, about a seahorse whose squeak is too small to be heard amidst the cacophony of the bigger, louder creatures in the ocean, illustrated by Ashlyn Anstee, to Samantha Swenson at Tundra Books, for publication in spring 2027, by Erica Rand Silverman at Stimola Literary Studio for the author, and by Kelly Sonnack at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

New book deal announcement! 🥳

🌊 PIP THE LITTLE SEAHORSE by Emily Arrow, illustrated by Ashlyn Anstee!

We can’t wait for the world to meet Pip. Congratulations, Ashlyn!

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Author-illustrator of DINKY THE TINYSAUR Maggie Edkins Wills's DINKY AFRAID OF THE DARK, a new adventure in which the big, sweet pet dinosaur faces some even bigger fears, to Catherine Laudone at Beach Lane Books, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2028, by Jennifer Rofe at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world).

New book deal announcement! 🥳

🦖 DINKY AFRAID OF THE DARK by Maggie Edkins Willis!

We can’t wait to see more from this sweet dino we all love. Congratulations, Maggie!

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It's a Publishers Weekly starred review for TEACHING FOR CHANGE: How Septima Clark Led the Civil Rights Movement to Voting Justice by Yvonne Clark-Rhines and Monica Clark-Robinson, illustrated by Abigail Albano-Payton!

TEACHING FOR CHANGE: How Septima Clark Led the Civil Rights Movement to Voting Justice by Yvonne Clark-Rhines and Monica Clark-Robinson, illustrated by Abigail Albano-Payton has received a starred review from Publishers Weekly!

Link to review here ⭐️

In bookstores January 27!

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I just made a reel on insta featuring my studio/ workspace at Haarlem station in the Netherlands. I had to crop it a bit for Bluesky to still show the text. A real joy to be able to work here everyday! #studio #illustration #kidlitillustration @ksonnack.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Thank you Maria for a great interview!

Cheeee! Love working with ABLA! ✨♥️

illustration of an anthropomorphic Highland cow dressed in emo clothes

illustration of an anthropomorphic frog riding a bicycle, making the shaka sign with both hands, and yelling, “Hooo!”

illustration of a woman and child waiting at a bus stop

illustration of a monster sitting and reading a book, with the word “Read” behind them

🎨 Illustrator spotlight on Druscilla Santiago!

Druscilla is represented by Kelly Sonnack and interested in picture books, early readers, black & white interiors, and graphic novels.

Check out Druscilla's illustrator page!

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Nancy Castaldo stretches Beyond Books for Kids by Sue Heavenrich Nancy Castaldo is an award-winning author who writes about the connections between science, people, and our planet. Her la...

Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day!

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Kirkus starred review for AT THE EDGE OF LOST by Martha Brockenbrough: The love between a boy and his dog transcends danger and storms. When seventh grader Caleb’s grandfather falls ill as a variant H5N1 virus begins to infect humans, Caleb and his elderly Irish wolfhound, Ronan, find themselves separated by the Puget Sound. Caleb’s State Department parents are in Vietnam with his younger brother, and Caleb has been living with Poppy in Leisure World, a Seattle retirement community. But a deathly ill Poppy has to go to the hospital, his house is put under quarantine, and Caleb is taken to live with Poppy’s estranged sister, Great-Aunt Pat, on nearby Bainbridge Island. She says she doesn’t have room for Ronan, who’s left in Poppy’s house while Mom and Dad make a plan for his care. Ronan escapes to find Caleb, but he’s hit by a car and injured. The chapters alternate between narrators Caleb and Ronan. Brockenbrough’s voice for the wolfhound is amusingly formal and dignified, while Caleb comes across as bright and full of snarky middle school bravado. Caleb’s loyal best friends, Gen and Liv, provide comic relief, bickering with each other and making wry observations. Caleb’s impulsive nighttime journey across a stormy Puget Sound in a dinghy to find Ronan is thrilling. Brockenbrough combines page-turning suspense with moving philosophical and contemplative moments and plenty of admiration for the breadth and depth of science and the universe. The main characters read white. A triumphant tale of survival and connection.

AT THE EDGE OF LOST by Martha Brockenbrough has received its second starred review—this time from Kirkus! ⭐️⭐

Link to the review here.

In bookstores everywhere!

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If you had the opportunity to go to space, would you? It sounds cool but I don’t know if I would. The vastness of space kinda scares me. It would be cool to see earth from outer space.
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#kidlitart #illustration #outerspace #spaceillustration
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Kermit and Fozzie Bear singing ‘Movin’ Right Along’ on their roadtrip. Kermit is seen on the left playing his banjo, and Fozzie Bear is driving

🎶 ready for the big time, is it ready for me? 🎶

been loving showing my kids The Muppets lately - there’s an old sing along movie i used to watch all the time as a kid, and they love it!

So fun to introduce them to Kermit, Miss Piggy & the gang!

#kidlit #kidlitart
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Here’s a sketch vs. final illustration from my upcoming book. Always fun to see how much changes between the first pass and the finished art.

#KidLit #KidLitArt #Illustration #SketchToFinal #ArtProcess

Post by @literaticat · 3 images 💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 1 · Do picture books need to have conflict or is it okay for them not to? The definition of conflict in a literary sense isn't the same as what that word means in other contexts. It d…

Ask the Agent Q of the Day - Do picture books need to have conflict?

A: Yeah, but it may not look how you think "conflict" looks.

(I saw GOODNIGHT MOON used online as an example of a PB with no conflict, but I strongly disagree! Look at the illustrations! Sheesh!)

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Booklist starred review: Throughout her life, Louisa May Alcott loved writing. The second of four daughters in the Alcott family, she actively supported education, abolition, and other progressive ideas. When her father, a teacher, was out of work, his daughters helped out at home and earned money for the family by working as teachers or domestic servants. The four girls were closely supportive of each other, and Louisa’s sisters enjoyed her stories. She aspired to become an author, and after serving as a nurse during the Civil War, she returned home and wrote about what she knew best: growing up in the Alcott family. The book was very successful and others would follow, but none was more beloved than Little Women (1868), which continues to enchant young readers. The emotionally expressive illustrations are formally structured—painted traditionally, then textured digitally and on paper. Hannigan’s biographical picture book offers a lively introduction to Louisa as a child and as a young woman living in a close-knit American family during the 1800s and sharing her experiences with generations of girls. Fans of Little Women will enjoy the appended section comparing facts from Louisa May Alcott’s life with parallel experiences from Jo March’s life in Little Women.

LOUISA LEARNS TO WRITE by Kate Hannigan, illustrated by Sofia Moore, has received a Booklist starred review! ⭐

Read the review by Carolyn Phelan here.

LOUISA LEARNS TO WRITE is available in bookstores everywhere this Tuesday, June 20!

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Author Kate Messner holding a copy of her new graphic novel CAMP MONSTER with a big blue-and-white yeti and other monsters on the cover, and wearing the CAMP MONSTER baseball cap (white and yeti-blue with wood-grain brim and orange CAMP MONSTER font) - the thank you gift for the first 500 people to pre-order the book and send in receipts.

Stopped by the @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social office today to see pre-order swag for our new graphic novel CAMP MONSTER, illus. by @falynnk.bsky.social & coming 2/3!

You probably need one of these baseball caps, right? Preorder today & send the receipt to Bloomsbury!
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Illustration of a French Bulldog at different stages of its life balance on an orb that hovers over a lake. An eclipse is seen in the background. The stages of life start out a warm hue on the left, and cool down to a deep purple on the right.

Each and every part of me

A person stands at a podium speaking to a seated audience in a conference room. A large screen behind them displays a slide reading “HELPING OUR COMMUNITY,” with images of the book That Librarian by Amanda Jones and a promo graphic for a film titled “The Librarians.” Overhead circular lights illuminate the room, and attendees are seated in rows facing the screen.

“I would not have the career I do now without the librarians & teachers who championed my work when no one else would.” - Meg Medina, during her opening keynote at #scbwiNY26.

#LibrarySky #TeacherSky #BookBanning

Book deal: FIDDLE FINDER AND THE GOLDEN GOOSE CHASE, a new graphic novel series, written and illustrated by James Burks

A new book deal announcement! 🥳

Congratulations to James Burks on 🐉 FIDDLE FINDER AND THE GOLDEN GOOSE CHASE, a new graphic novel series!

“There's nothing more fun than a boy and a dragon solving mysteries together.” -James

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New book deal: RULERS OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA, a rhyming non-fiction picture book, by Tim McCanna, illustrated by Gavin Scott

A new book deal announcement! 🥳

Congratulations to Tim McCanna and Gavin Scott on 🦈 RULERS OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA, a rhyming non-fiction picture book!

@carynwiseman.bsky.social
@timmccanna.bsky.social

Book deal: LITTLE GHOST’S CHRISTMAS and LITTLE GHOST’S LUCKY CHARM, both picture books, written and illustrated by Maggie Edkins Willis

A new book deal announcement! 🥳

Congratulations to Maggie Edkins Willis on two more little ghost picture books: 🎁 LITTLE GHOST’S CHRISTMAS and 🍀 LITTLE GHOST’S LUCKY CHARM!

@maggiemadethis.bsky.social
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Book deal: HANGING OUT WITH NANI, a poetry picture book, by Vikram Madan, illustrated by Ishaa Lobo

A new book deal announcement! 🥳

Congratulations to Ishaa Lobo and Vikram Madan on 🏠HANGING OUT WITH NANI, a poetry picture book!

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