Reviews Hillary Godwin 8/1/25 Reviews Hillary Godwin 8/1/25

Publishers Weekly calls NIGHT CHEF by Mika Song a “heartwarming tale about sharing the joy of food with family and friends” in starred review

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Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 8/1/25 Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 8/1/25

Amazon selects Amelia Bothe’s ELLIE HAS A SECRET and Donna Barba Higuera & Juliana Perdomo’s THE UNLIKELY AVENTURAS OF RAMÓN AND EL CUCUY for their August 2025 Best of the Month (Age 6-8) list

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Reviews Hillary Godwin 8/1/25 Reviews Hillary Godwin 8/1/25

Booklist calls ELLIE HAS A SECRET by Amelia Bothe “an arresting picture-book debut” that “superbly explores the toll of keeping a secret” in starred review

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Interviews Hillary Godwin 7/31/25 Interviews Hillary Godwin 7/31/25

Watch Kate Doerge’s TEDx talk on how to find purpose after grief

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Reviews Hillary Godwin 7/31/25 Reviews Hillary Godwin 7/31/25

A PLACE FOR US by James Ransome earns starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and The Horn Book

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Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 7/31/25 Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 7/31/25

NYT Bestsellers: THE HUNGER GAMES series by Suzanne Collins is #2 on the Children’s & YA Series Bestsellers list for the week of 8/10/25

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Deals Hillary Godwin 7/29/25 Deals Hillary Godwin 7/29/25

GO BANANAS!, illustrated by Lala Watkins, sells to Simon & Schuster (Agent: Erica Rand Silverman)

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Interviews Hillary Godwin 7/24/25 Interviews Hillary Godwin 7/24/25

PBS Books interviews Melina Hammer about her IACP award winning cookbook A YEAR AT CATBIRD COTTAGE at the 2025 Detroit Festival of Books

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Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 7/23/25 Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 7/23/25

NYT Bestsellers: THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins remains at #1 on the Children’s & YA Series Bestsellers list for the week of 8/3/25

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Deals Hillary Godwin 7/23/25 Deals Hillary Godwin 7/23/25

MIRA MIRA: SHAPES and MIRA MIRA: COLORS, illustrated by Juliana Perdomo, sell to Little Simon (Agent: Erica Rand Silverman)

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Deals Hillary Godwin 7/23/25 Deals Hillary Godwin 7/23/25

THE TRAITOR MOTH by Katharine Orton sells to Simon & Schuster (Co-agent: Alli Hellegers)

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Reviews Hillary Godwin 7/22/25 Reviews Hillary Godwin 7/22/25

Booklist praises IF YOU LIKE BUTTERFLIES by Lola M. Schaefer in starred review: “a visual knock-out” that “flows beautifully…. [A] colorful and engaging celebration of butterflies”

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Reviews Hillary Godwin 7/22/25 Reviews Hillary Godwin 7/22/25

School Library Journal calls K-Fai Steele’s LONE WOLF ON VACATION “a must-have for early reader collections and an excellent continuation of the series” in starred review

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In the News Hillary Godwin 7/22/25 In the News Hillary Godwin 7/22/25

Doug Salati and the Italian edition of his Caldecott winning HOT DOG are featured in Robinson, the cultural insert of La Repubblica, one of the most important daily papers in Italy

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Kirkus praises X. Fang’s BROKEN in starred review: “a common childhood experience, conveyed with an uncommon mix of sensitivity, mirth, and heart”

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Deals Hillary Godwin 7/21/25 Deals Hillary Godwin 7/21/25

WHO DISCOVERED HOW TO BREATHE UNDERWATER? JACQUES COUSTEAU, a Who HQ graphic novel by Ned Wolfe, sells to Penguin Workshop (Agent: Pete Ryan)

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Deals Hillary Godwin 7/18/25 Deals Hillary Godwin 7/18/25

HOW IDEAS WORK by Kyle Scheele sells to Authors Equity (Agent: Adriana Stimola)

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Deals Hillary Godwin 7/17/25 Deals Hillary Godwin 7/17/25

ULTIMATE ANIMAL SHOWDOWN by Lola M. Schaefer sells to Sourcebooks eXplore (Agent: Rosemary Stimola)

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Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 7/17/25 Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 7/17/25

Colby Cedar Smith’s THE SIREN AND THE STAR is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection

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Interviews Hillary Godwin 7/16/25 Interviews Hillary Godwin 7/16/25

Read SLJ’s interview with Jashar Awan about his children’s book publishing journey in SLJ’s Stars So Far 2025 segment

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