A HUG FOR PUNCH by Caroline L. Perry sells to Dial (Agent: Allison Remcheck)

Jessica Garrison while at Dial acquired, in a preempt, world rights to A Hug for Punch by Caroline L. Perry (I Am Not Happy!; The Corgi and the Queen), illustrated by Anoosha Syed (That's Not My Name!), a picture book based on the true story of a tiny, brave infant monkey who, along with his stuffed orangutan, became a social media sensation. Stephanie Pitts at Putnam is editing; Allison Remcheck at Stimola Literary Studio represented the author, and Taylor Martindale Kean at Full Circle Literary represented the illustrator.