BOOKS
Fall 2025
Denene Millner at S&S/Denene Millner Books has bought, at auction, in a two-book deal, world English rights to If I Spoke Kriolu by Stefanie Foster Brown, illustrated by Keisha Morris. This debut picture book follows a girl as she guides her visually impaired grandfather through a New England seaport and discovers new connections to her Cape Verdean heritage along the way. Publication is slated for winter 2025; Wendi Gu at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates represented the author, and Claire Easton at Painted Words represented the illustrator.
Summer 2026
Deeba Zargarpur at S&S has acquired, in an exclusive submission, world rights to Emerald (working title) by Stefanie Foster Brown (l.), illustrated by Shahrzad Maydani, a picture book about a child who grows an unwieldy and lush forest inside her bedroom, reflecting her wild inner emotions and longing for her old home in the country. Publication is set for summer 2026; Wendi Gu at GreenburgerKids represented the author, and Kirsten Hall at Catbird Productions represented the illustrator.
Winter 2027
Erika Turner at Little, Brown has bought world rights to The Bridge to School, a picture book by Stefanie Foster Brown (l.), illustrated by Rahele Jomepour Bell, about the bond between siblings and the paths that the eldest paves for those that come after. Publication is slated for winter 2027; Wendi Gu at GreenburgerKids represented the author, and Christy Ewers at the CAT Agency represented the artist.
Spring 2028
Taylor Norman at Neal Porter Books has acquired world rights to Yet Still Radiant by Stefanie Foster Brown (l.), illustrated by Caldecott, Sibert, and Coretta Scott King-honored artist Cozbi A. Cabrera, a picture book about Charles Ethan Porter, a largely unknown 19th-century still-life painter who was rejected from the white-dominated arts industry, pursued his passion nevertheless, and was eventually rediscovered and exhibited globally. Publication is set for spring 2028; Wendi Gu at HG Literary represented the author, and Victoria Sanders at Victoria Sanders & Associates represented the illustrator.