New Release: CHUBBY BUNNY

CHUBBY BUNNY by Julie Murphy and Sarah Winifred Searle
(Balzer & Bray, Oct 2023)

The debut picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’, with illustrations by acclaimed cartoonist Sarah Winifred Searle.

Barbara “Bunny” Binks comes from a long line of Barbaras, that started with her mother and grandmother. She loves putting her hair up in “bunny buns,” playing with her rabbit Ralph, and eating marshmallows.

Then one day, she participates in her favorite marshmallow eating contest at field day called “Chubby Bunny,” and her classmates start teasing her.

But with a little help from another Barbara, Bunny figures out a very sweet solution. 

Select praise for CHUBBY BUNNY:

• Booklist starred review: “Adorable Bunny is an exuberant and inventive protagonist, approaching life with zeal and creativity. The supportive familial relationships are a joy, and happily, Bunny is given the agency to reclaim her name and confidence on her own terms.”

• School Library Journal review: “Adorable, inclusive illustrations will draw many young readers in as they identify with one or more of the characters gracing the pages of this smart, fun, empowering story.”

New Release: STUCK! (HELP PLEASE)

STUCK! (HELP PLEASE) by Karol Ruth Silverstein
(Charlesbridge, Oct 2022)

Grandma Ferret warns her grand-kits about the play tunnels at the Critter Family Gym--they are getting too big for the smallest tunnels.

But the twin ferret kits are just too excited to listen to all the good advice, and they of course get STUCK! Can they listen long enough to get unstuck?

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Babies imparts good values through heartwarming and humorous stories to help little ones put their best foot forward. This light-hearted board book humorously addresses the need to listen well. Good listeners are rewarded!

Select praise for STUCK! (HELP PLEASE!):

• Kirkus review: “Silverstein’s rhyming text gives the book a zippy cadence ideal for read-alouds”

New Release: TELL THE TRUTH, PANGOLIN

TELL THE TRUTH, PANGOLIN by Melinda Beatty and Paola Escobar
(Anne Schwartz Books, Oct 2022)

In this delightful, thoroughly entertaining picture book about the importance--and difficulty--of telling the truth, the queen's trusty servant, a pangolin, breaks the royal swing and doesn't know what to tell her!

Pangolin is enjoying himself on the royal swing in the bright summer sunshine when suddenly, the ropes break and--OW!--he falls to the ground. What will I tell the queen?! Pangolin worries. He races to the stables to ask his friend Badger. "Tell her the musicians needed the swing's rope for their lutes!" the stablemaster advises. Fox, the castle guard, has a different idea: "Might you say that the King needed to repair his royal jump rope?" Pug, Cat, and Goose all have suggestions, too. But which story will Pangolin tell the queen?!

Select praise for TELL THE TRUTH, PANGOLIN:

• Booklist review: “…bustle(s) with whimsical details that will capture young readers’ hearts.”

• Kirkus review: “A noble look at the courage needed for honesty.”

Deal Announcement: OTHER

Karol Ruth Silverstein's OTHER, to Laurie Hermann at Redleaf Lane, for publication in July 2019, by Jen Linnan at Linnan Literary Management (world). 

OTHER is a picture book about the "other" cat in the neighborhood, the one without a home. But he's not without friends: a child is determined to find shelter for Other before winter comes.