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Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic")
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Children's Agent. Reader. Mama.

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A FATE SO COLD is out now and PW gave it a star! Grab your copy! ⭐
andreabrownlit.bsky.social Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 10d
It's a Publishers Weekly star for A FATE SO COLD by C.L. Herman and Amanda Foody!

⭐ "Scintillating romance, stimulating action, and invigorating mystery elements ensure there’s something for everyone in this exhilarating offering.” ⭐

Read the full review here

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“Scintillating romance, stimulating action, and invigorating mystery elements ensure there’s something for everyone in this exhilarating offering.” - a starred review from Publishers Weekly for A Fate So Cold by Amanda Foody & C. L. Herman
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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🎨 Spotlight on Boya Sun!

Boya's Illustrator Page

Boya is represented by Kelly Sonnack (@ksonnack.bsky.social). He is open to illustrating picture books.
a digital illustration of the characters Frog and Toad reading together under mushrooms a digital illustration of anthropomorphic animal characters walking through a futuristic city a digital illustration of an anthropomorphic dog and cat on a picnic date by a pond a digital illustration of anthropomorphic animals dancing in a forest of glowing trees
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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andreabrownlit.bsky.social
This week's book deals!

🦜LAS CHACHALACAS and its sequel, both picture books, by Marissa Valdez

✈️ An untitled picture book biography of Katherine Sui-Fun Cheung, written by Cheryl Kim, illustrated by Nicole Wong

🛼MY ROLLER SKATES, a picture book, written by Meg Medina, illustrated by Leo Espinosa
This week's book deals for Meg Medina, Cheryl Kim, and Marissa Valdez
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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jemiscoe.bsky.social
I've also updated my MSWL a bit. Check that out here: www.andreabrownlit.com/Team/jemisco....
Jemiscoe Chambers-Black - literary agent
Jemiscoe Chambers-BlackAgent
www.andreabrownlit.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Calling all Daniel Pinkwater fans! Breaking news: the cult classic, LIZARD MUSIC, just got picked up by MGM with Dwayne Johnson as the Chicken Man! Congratulations @danielpinkwater.bsky.social and @bowedtie.bsky.social on this adaptation!

Link to Variety article

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Film adaptation news! Dwayne Johnson and Benny Safdie are adapting "Lizard Music" by Daniel Pinkwater, which was bought by Amazon MGM Studios' United Artists. One photo is of both Dwayne and Benny. The other photo is of the book Lizard Music.
October 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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jennyabooks.bsky.social
✨ Happy #portfolioday ✨
I’m Jenny, an author and illustrator of kids books. I love comic style illustrations, characters that get themselves in a bit of trouble, and drawing while watching crime docs.

I’m represented by @ksonnack.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

🎨 www.jennyabooks.com
A square divided into 4 separate illustrations. Top left is a little girl with vitiligo having a tea party with Death. She is wearing a pretty pink and yellow dress and holding Death’s scythe that she just used to cut a slice of cake for him. Death is unamused as he holds a tiny tea cup. Top right is a group of 3 pre teen friends taking a selfie together. They’re all holding up peace signs. Bottom left is a group of 3 pre teen age witch friends laying on a pink blanket. One friend is munching on snacks and another is getting their attention to look at something in the sky. There are hats and snacks scattered around and their brooms are on the left bottom corner. Bottom right is a black and white illustration of 2 friends sitting on the ground. The friend on the left has dark curly hair and is holding a book open. The friend on the right has light curly hair and is pointing at something in the book.
October 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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🎨 Spotlight on James Burks (@jamesburks.bsky.social)!

James’s Illustrator Page

James is represented by Kelly Sonnack (@ksonnack.bsky.social). He is open to picture books and black & white interiors.
digital illustration of Wisp, a small ghost with big glasses, buying a story from a friendly vampire digital illustration of two smiling creatures: one is round and green with a small cap, and the other is yellow with fuzzy hair and glasses digital illustration of a family packing their car for a camping trip, including impractical items like a toaster and a hairdryer digital illustration of Kat, a yellow striped cat, reading a book in a cross-section view of her house
October 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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That time I was agent-less, book dummy in hand:

“If you know me, you’ll know the moment I wrapped on this book dummy I began to question if it would get my foot in any of the doors I was trying to get into.”

#kidlit #kidlitart

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How I Queried My Literary Agent
A tale full of intrigue, doubt, and success (Part 1)
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October 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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mightypigeon.bsky.social
My agency is hosting #ABLArtfest and this was my response to the prompt “fall festivities”. For me, as soon as Oct.1 hits I’m in full fall celebration mode— scarves and cozy and pumpkins and socks and boots and leaves and and and! #kidlitart
October 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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kriseasler.bsky.social
Happy October! I decided to combine the #KidLitArtPostcard for this month with the first week's prompt of the #ABLArtFest - Fall Festival!

🍂Check out more of my work at www.kriseasler.com
🍁 kriseaslerart@gmail.com
🎃 rep’d by @jenrofe.bsky.social of @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
Orange-toned children’s book illustration of a family at a fall festival. An older man sits on a haystack and plays pumpkin chess with his grandkid while a couple cousins watch (one about to bite an Apple cider donut), surrounded by pumpkins. A parent with coffee looks to the side with a worried smile as their child presents a pumpkin that is about as big as they are! Underneath is text that says “Kris Easler, rep’d by Jen Rofé, kriseasler.com”
October 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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No way! It’s #KidLitArtPostCardDay ✏️🎨 ! So I heared.
Here are some examples of my picturebookwork! I’m represented by @ksonnack.bsky.social from @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#illustration #kidlit #picturebooks #kidlitart #illustration #picturebookaet #kinderboekenweek.
October 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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jennyabooks.bsky.social
Hey, hey, hey! It’s #kidlitartpostcard day! 🍂
Anyone up for a witchy picnic and some stargazing?

🎨 www.jennyabooks.com
Rep’d by @ksonnack.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
A cartoon style illustration featuring three young witches and their black cat laying on a blanket stargazing. The blanket has snacks, drinks and witch hats scattered about.
October 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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We’re back with #ABLArtFest 2025! 

There's a lot going on in the world these days, so this year we're offering weekly prompts this year instead of daily ones.

Use the #ABLArtFest hashtag and tag @andreabrownlit so everyone can find you. 

We can't wait to see what great pieces you come up with!
ABLA art fest 2025 prompts for illustrators: fall festivities, the crystal ball reveals, ghostly encounters, chats by the cauldron, trunk or treat
September 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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ABLA ArtFest is baaaack! We're going easy on you this year. Five prompts you can spread out through the month.

YOU'VE GOT THIS!!! 💜💪🎨
andreabrownlit.bsky.social Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · Sep 26
We’re back with #ABLArtFest 2025! 

There's a lot going on in the world these days, so this year we're offering weekly prompts this year instead of daily ones.

Use the #ABLArtFest hashtag and tag @andreabrownlit so everyone can find you. 

We can't wait to see what great pieces you come up with!
ABLA art fest 2025 prompts for illustrators: fall festivities, the crystal ball reveals, ghostly encounters, chats by the cauldron, trunk or treat
September 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Congratulations, @cpearsonauthor.bsky.social ! 🎉

@steamteambooks.bsky.social #JuniorLibraryGuild
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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So excited to announce my AUTHOR-ILLUSTRATOR pb debut! BEAR WAKES UP coming fall 2026!

A million thanks to the amazing people who made this happen: @ksonnack.bsky.social , Farrin Jacobs and everyone at the @andreabrownlit.bsky.social & Random House Studio team!

Can’t wait for you to meet Bear!
September 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Lovely to see this piece about Middle Grade in Publisher's Weekly, with words of wisdom from our very own @ksonnack.bsky.social

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Middle Grade Is Down but Never Out
We asked children’s book agents about trends they are seeing in the category, and how they persevere in a tough market.
www.publishersweekly.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Check out the preliminary program for the @peopleofpublishing.bsky.social conference to be held on September 17th at the New York Academy of Medicine. Register now, if you haven’t already! 1/
The People of Publishing conference will be held September 17, 2025 at the New York Academy of Medicine. Register at http://bit.ly/4nsgiAR
August 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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There’s still time to register: visit www.peopleofpublishing.org for more details on how to register and what the full range of programming will entail.

#peopleofpublishing
#peopleofpublishing25
#thefreedomtoread
#thelibrariansfilm
AALA People of Publishing Conference
www.peopleofpublishing.org
September 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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I’m so excited to share that Our Frozen Planet is now available in North America! It’s filled with incredible stories from the icy corners of our planet, written by the wonderful Leisa Stewart-Sharpe. Excited for a new audience to dive in and explore these chilly stories! 💙❄️
September 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Oops it’s #kidlitartpostcard tag. Missed a word! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
gabbyzapata.bsky.social Gabby Zapata @gabbyzapata.bsky.social · Sep 4
Happy #kidlitpostcard day! I’ve illustrated 3 books so far and I’m open to more books! Info below 😊!
Kidlit postcard art. Little girl on a bicycle going across the park The ofrenda that we built book picture with a selfie Cinderella a dream is a wish your heart makes little golden book You be teacher, book cover
September 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Two weeks from tonight! Mark your calendars!
cherylklein.bsky.social Cheryl B. Klein @cherylklein.bsky.social · Aug 20
NYC: Kidlit Drinks are back! Thursday, September 18, at the Dickens in Hell’s Kitchen.
A mostly text graphic with the following words: NEW YORK CITY KIDLIT DRINK NIGHT IS BACK! Thursday, September 18 6 p.m. The Dickens 783 8th Ave. (between 47th & 48th) New York; NY And then icons of books, a martini glass, another book, and a pen.
September 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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If you have a Switch and like relaxing games, I recommend Tiny Bookshop. You run a mobile bookstore in a seaside town and can decorate it, manage the inventory and hand-sell books to customers. All the good things about bookselling, no vacuuming or trash. 🥰

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
New Video Game, ‘Tiny Bookshop,’ Has Booksellers Talking (and Playing)
The new “cozy narrative management” video game from independent studio Skystone Games lets gamers become booksellers and score points for performing tasks. Real-life booksellers give it positive revie...
www.publishersweekly.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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emanuelwiemans.bsky.social
It’s #KidsBooksFriday. And I am ready! Here’s four covers of books ive illustrated. I also wrote Sammie and Raargebeurd. Getting into the business of doing more writing at the moment! Happy (kidsbook) Friday everyone!
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebookillustration #picturebook @ksonnack.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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🎨 Spotlight on Serena Mercado

Serena's Illustrator Page

They are represented by Kelly Sonnack and are interested in illustrating covers and black& white interiors.
illustration in black and white: two fantasy characters escape crashing waves on horseback illustration in color, a character clad entirely in green sits beneath a tree with a castle on a hill in the distance illustration of a character in a box that looks like a hallway with a picture frame gallery on each wall. illustration of a character with wings, their skin and hair and wings are all bright red. another characters face is behind them with bright glowing blue eyes
August 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM