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Sean McCarthy
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Founder/Literary Agent at mccarthylit.com, long-suffering Mets fan, hops (beer and rabbits) enthusiast.
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Unicorn and Yeti are in Storyworks magazine! Read Up and Down and check out the resources and lesson plan here: bit.ly/48SwlBc #edusky
Up and Down: A Unicorn and Yeti Story
Read a story about playing together with friends.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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#KidLit FYI: The next postcard event is Thursday, January 8th. www.ginaperry.com/postcard #kidlitartpostcard
All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations
www.ginaperry.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Switching to PDFs for publishing contracts has made things much more convenient for all of us, but every now and then I miss the satisfaction of affixing "Sign Here" stickers in precisely the right place on paper copies.
December 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Delighted to see THE WORLD ENTIRE written by @ebrownbooks.bsky.social on Tablet Magazine's Best Jewish Children's Books of 2025!

"As soon as you pick up The World Entire... by Elizabeth Brown, with illustrations by Melissa Castrillón, you know it is a special book."

Congrats, Elizabeth & Melissa!
The Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2025 - Tablet Magazine
This year’s top picks include inspiring refugee stories, immersive fantasies, and fascinating biographies ranging from Leonard Cohen to Louis Brandeis
www.tabletmag.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Always nice to be recognized by an incredible institution like the Chicago Public Library, but even more so when it's from your home state - congrats to Illinoisian Elizabeth Brown (@ebrownbooks.bsky.social) on THE WORLD ENTIRE being named one of the Best Informational Books for Younger Readers!
Best Informational Books for Younger Readers of 2025 — a staff-created list from Chicago Public Library
Chicago Public Library recommends these titles as the very best informational books published in 2025 for kids in kindergarten through 3rd grade.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Had an unexpected visitor to our backyard today!
A picture of a red fox A picture of a red fox with its ears back
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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ANNOUNCEMENT! We've been working hard behind the scenes this year to revamp our approach to our scholarship program. It's now ready and applications for our 2026 scholarship program are LIVE! forms.gle/Pe2qKyaGMH67...
November 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Today! Make sure you use the correct hashtag (don't forget the ART part in #KidLitArtPostcard). Also try to remember to use ALT-TEXT! Not only does it help those who use screen readers & neurodivergent but it can help your post get discovered.

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November 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Let's go #kidlit illustrators, editors, agents, and art directors! Tomorrow is #KidLitArtPostcard www.ginaperry.com/postcard
All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations
www.ginaperry.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Brightening up this dreary autumn morning with some incredible news - THE WORLD ENTIRE: A TRUE STORY OF AN EXTRAORDINARY WORLD WAR II RESCUE by Elizabeth Brown (@ebrownbooks.bsky.social) and Melissa Castrillón is a @publisherswkly.bsky.social Best Book of 2025!

Congrats, Elizabeth and Melissa!
Best Books 2025: Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly
Best Books 2025, Best Picture Books, Sara Andrea Fajardo, Corey R. Tabor, Neil Sharpson, Yuko Ohnari, Koshiro Hata, Jashar Awan, Matthew Burgess, Joy Harjo, Brian Floca, Caroline Kusin Pritchard, Lind...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Coming soon: new projects from @laborofloaf.bsky.social @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social @aimeeleewrites.bsky.social + more buff.ly/lqTWNB7
October 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Two for Tuesday!

Celebrating new picture book deals today for both Margaret Chiu Greanias w/ Bloomsbury and Hyewon Yum w/ Henry Holt.

Congrats, Margaret and Hyewon!
Sarah Shumway at Bloomsbury has bought world rights to Jade vs. the Claw Machine, a picture book by Margaret Chiu Greanias (l.), illustrated by Heather Brockman Lee. When Jade's baba's boba shop gets a new claw machine with adorable prizes inside, Jade is determined to beat the odds, win a toy, and change her luck forever. Publication is set for spring 2028; Sean McCarthy at Sean McCarthy Literary Agency represented the author, and Deborah Warren at East West Literary Agency represented the illustrator. Dana Chidiac at Henry Holt has bought, at auction, The Girl, the Village, and the Terrible Thunder by debut author Aimee Yealim Lee (l.), illustrated by Hyewon Yum, a humorous story inspired by a Korean folktale about a girl with a powerful, very smelly secret and how she learns to use it to help her community. Publication is planned for spring 2027; Stefanie Molina-Santos at Looking Glass Literary Agency sold world rights while at Ladderbird Literary Agency, and Sean McCarthy at Sean McCarthy Literary Agency represented the illustrator.
October 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Half-baked (and way too niche) children's publishing Halloween idea: John CandleWick
A mashup of the sweet Candlewick bear on the body of beloved hero John Wick
October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Closing out the week with a new deal - congrats @cindysykang.com on the upcoming picture book, THE KIMCHI FRIDGE, written by Tina Cho!

Cannot wait for everyone to meet Mina and her video game-playing Omma as they make kimchi for kimjang.

Coming next year from Little Bee Books!
Brett Duquette at Little Bee Books has bought world rights to The Kimchi Fridge by Tina Cho (l.), illustrated by Cindy Kang, in which a girl learns to make kimchi as her whole family gathers for kimjang, the Korean tradition of preparing and sharing large quantities of this delicious food. Publication is planned for fall 2026; Adria Goetz at KT Literary represented the author, and Sean McCarthy at Sean McCarthy Literary Agency represented the illustrator.
October 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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ginaperry.bsky.social
THE KING OF BOOKS will soon be available in Taiwan with this beautiful edition from publisher Hsiao Lu. They have done an amazing job with this translation down to the smallest detail. I adore their title design! Many thanks to @mccarthylit.com for bringing KING to kids across the globe. #kidlit
Cover of the picture book THE KING OF BOOKS, written and illustrated by Gina Perry. This version will be published in Taiwan by Hsiao Lu. We see a young tiger with a crown standing on a stack of books. He is in the jungle. His friends elephant, boar, and monkey look on from the background.
October 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Psst. I’m hosting a #giveaway on my Instagram account. I’m ginaperry_books there. Highlights is sharing 3 copies of their new cozy hidden picture coloring book. Go check it out. If only because I drew 25 million fish for one page! 😂 #illustration #coloringbook #nature
Cover of a coloring and activity book. Highlights Hidden in Nature. A Cozy Hidden Pictures Coloring Book. Cover shows fall flowers and moths in shades of red, orange, and beige. Cover has spot gold treatment and a dark blue background. Illustration of a dense school of fish around a sea turtle. Art by Gina Perry. Included in the book Hidden in Nature from Highlights. A double page illustration of a tide pool that is a coloring page and a hidden picture. Art by Gina Perry from the Highlights book Hidden in Nature
October 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Westchester/NYC kidlit folks - I'll be appearing with Assistant Editor extraordinaire Miloni Vora for a First Pages workshop on Sunday (9/28) at 1pm!

Excited to talk shop (and trade tips about where to find the best chicken cutlet sandwich in Westchester).

Details in the link below!
SCBWI Westchester First Pages
This is an in-person First Page event with opportunities to submit your First Page, attend as a listener only, and also choose to have a written critique of your Picture Book manuscript or Picture Boo...
www.scbwi.org
September 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
mccarthylit.com
Westchester/NYC kidlit folks - I'll be appearing with Assistant Editor extraordinaire Miloni Vora for a First Pages workshop on Sunday (9/28) at 1pm!

Excited to talk shop (and trade tips about where to find the best chicken cutlet sandwich in Westchester).

Details in the link below!
SCBWI Westchester First Pages
This is an in-person First Page event with opportunities to submit your First Page, attend as a listener only, and also choose to have a written critique of your Picture Book manuscript or Picture Boo...
www.scbwi.org
September 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Dr Seuss, MD not as good with book sales
September 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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To paraphrase @slangsonsports.bsky.social , wheeeee!
September 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Congrats to @fearingmark.bsky.social on the release of WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?, from Holiday House!

"A barnyard mystery takes on a noir-esque spin in this hilarious picture book chock full of puns, perfect for fans of 7 Ate 9 and Interrupting Chicken."

Available now via the link below!
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?: A Hard-boiled Mystery
A Hard-boiled Mystery
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September 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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“We try something new from nature, and then we make it part of our own culture. That’s what I wanted to talk about—learning from nature”: author-illustrator Hyewon Yum discusses her new picture book ‘A Spoonful of the Sea’ buff.ly/b3xNPro
September 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Wishing Hyewon Yum an extra special Book Birthday today (as it's also her actual birthday!) on the publication of A SPOONFUL OF THE SEA, out today from @wwnorton.com!

Available at your local indie via the @bookshop.org link below.

Congrats, Hyewon!!!
A Spoonful of the Sea
Check out A Spoonful of the Sea - <p>On her birthday, a girl is presented with a bowl of miyeokguk, seaweed soup--instead of the cake she wants. As she stirs her soup, her mother tells her how mothers...
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September 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Boosting! 🐯
ginaperry.bsky.social Gina Perry @ginaperry.bsky.social · Sep 8
Today is my birthday! To celebrate, I am giving away 2 copies of THE KING OF BOOKS (Feiwel & Friends). To enter:
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I will announce 2 winners on Friday, September 12th!
#KidLit #EduSky #Skybrarians
Illustration of a tiger, elephant, boar, and monkey celebrating in the jungle with the word HUZZAH! above monkey. In the top corner is a cover of the picture book THE KING OF BOOKS by Gina Perry. At the bottom, text reads BIRTHDAY BOOK GIVEAWAY
September 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM