books

THE BREAKING NEWS, Roaring Brook/Macmillan – debuts April 10th, 2018!

• From Publisher’s Weekly: Claire Dorsett at Roaring Brook has acquired author-illustrator Sarah Lynne Reul‘s debut picture book, The Breaking News, about empathy and one girl’s determination to help make things better after devastating news rocks her community. The book is slated for winter 2018; Emily Mitchell at Wernick & Pratt negotiated the deal for world English rights.
• Cover reveal and process on Tara Lazar’s StoryStorm blog 
• Link to Goodreads 
• Pre-order from your favorite indie bookstore or Amazon 

PET THE PETS, Little Simon/Simon & Schuster – coming Summer 2018

*Cover art coming soon!

• From Publisher’s Weekly: Jeffrey Salane at Little Simon has bought world rights to author-illustrator Sarah Lynne Reul’s Pet the Pets, a novelty book inviting young readers to help unhappy pets feel better by scratching, patting, swirling, and pressing the pages before revealing a solution to each pet’s dilemma under the flap. It is set for summer 2018; Emily Mitchell at Wernick & Pratt brokered the two-book deal, which includes an untitled sequel.

THE ANGRY LAYERS, Sterling – coming Fall 2018 

*Cover art coming soon!

• From Publisher’s Weekly: Eliza Berkowitz at Sterling has bought Sarah Lynne Reul‘s The Angry Layers, a picture book about a boy who tries to help his furious little sister get the worst of her anger off. Publication is planned for Fall 2018; Emily Mitchell at Wernick & Pratt Agency brokered the deal for world English rights.