BESTSELLERS:
· APHRODITE: GODDESS OF LOVE by George O’Connor New York TimesBestsellers List, Paperback Graphic Novels, February 23, 2014: #4 (3rd week on the list!)
· POSEIDON: EARTH SHAKER by George O’Connor New York Times Bestsellers List, Paperback Graphic Novels, February 23, 2014: #5
FSG BYR HIGHLIGHTS
AWARDS:
· BUILDING OUR HOUSE by Jonathan Bean / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
SALES:
· GRANDMASTER by David Klass / Norwegian rights licensed to Aschehoug
· STORIES FOR CHILDREN by Isaac Bashevis Singer / French rights licensed to Editions Larousse
REVIEWS:
DARE THE WIND by Tracey Fern, illus. by Emily Arnold McCully
Horn Book, March/April 2014 issue
“Fern’s lively, nautically infused text rolls with the waves, while McCully’s ink and watercolor illustrations reflect the resplendent blues and greens of vast, changeable oceans.”
LOVE LETTERS TO THE DEAD by Ava Dellaira
Booklist, March 15, 2014 issue: STARRED REVIEW!
« “Well-paced and cleverly plotted, this debut uses a fresh, new voice to tell a sometimes sad, sometimes edgy, but always compelling narrative. Fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han, get ready.”
This review is confidential to the trade until March 15, 2014.
Publishers Weekly, February 10, 2014
“Debut author Dellaira gives Laurel a poet’s eye…[S]eeing Laurel begin to forgive herself and May is extremely moving.”
ON THE ROAD TO FIND OUT by Rachel Toor
Bill Rodgers, four-time winner of the Boston and NYC marathons, author ofMarathon Man
“Rachel Toor gets it about running; this is the book I’d like my daughters to read, and I suspect a lot of young people would like their parents to read. Rachel can write like hell—she’s got the firepower and understands how the simple act of becoming a runner changes lives for the better.”
SORRY YOU’RE LOST by Matt Blackstone
Horn Book, March/April 2014 issue
“A story of substance and hope.”
FIRST SECOND HIGHLIGHTS
AWARDS:
· BATTLING BOY by Paul Pope / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
SALES:
· ZITA THE SPACE GIRL by Ben Hatke / French Book Club rights licensed to L’Ecole des Loisirs
REVIEWS:
THE UNDERTAKING OF LILY CHEN by Danic Novgorodoff
Booklist, March 1, 2014 issue: STARRED REVIEW!
« “It’s a simple, darkly comic story, but Novgorodoff’s artful juxtaposition of traditional and contemporary imagery elevates it to
eloquently echo a deeper, all-encompassing tension between past and progress.”
This review is confidential to the trade until March 1, 2014.
Publishers Weekly, February 12, 2014: Panelmania (SEE IT HERE!)
“When Deshi meets Lily, he sees a solution to his problem, except Lily is still very much alive.”
ROARING BROOK PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
AWARDS:
· THE BOY WHO LOVED MATH by Deborah Heiligman, illus. by LeUyen Pham / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
· BULLY by Laura Vaccaro Seeger / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
· THE MAD POTTER by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
· NIÑO WRESTLES THE WORLD by Yuyi Morales / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
· WHEN THE BEAT WAS BORN by Laban Carrick Hill, illus. by Theodore Taylor III / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
VIDEOS:
TEA WITH GRANDPA by Barney Saltzberg
REVIEWS:
MY MOTHER GOOSE by David McPhail
Horn Book, March/April 2014 issue
“McPhail’s playful illustrations are afforded lots of room to interpret the verses, which gives the whole an uncluttered, approachable look.”
THE PORT CHICAGO 50 by Steve Sheinkin
Horn Book, March/April 2014 issue
“An account of another aspect of the Second World War, stemming from an incident that seems small in scope but whose ramifications would go on to profoundly change the armed forces and the freedom of African Americans to serve their country.”
SOPHIE SLEEPS OVER by Marisabina Russo
Horn Book, March/April 2014 issue
“Friendship bliss, anticipation, hurt feelings, homesickness—all are familiar to (human) kids and are all conveyed with respect and sensitivity.”
TEA WITH GRANDPA by Barney Saltzberg
Publishers Weekly, February 10, 2014
“This deceptively simple story takes something classic—an afternoon tea party between a girl and her grandfather—and tweaks it for a generation raised on touch screens…This book comes as a welcome reminder that technology isn’t all bad.”
Huffington Post, February 4, 2014: “2014 Spring/Summer Picture Book Preview”
“A timely little book with a cute twist at the end, Saltzberg's story will resonate with families doing their best to keep in touch with loved ones from afar.”
HOLT BYR HIGHLIGHTS
AWARDS:
· BO AT BALLARD CREEK by Kirkpatrick Hill, illus. by LeUyen Pham / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
· EAT LIKE A BEAR by April Pully Sayre, illus. by Steve Jenkins / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
· MARIA HAD A LITTLE LLAMA by Angela Dominguez / ALSC Notable Children’s Book
REVIEWS:
ALEIN ENCOUNTER: Sasquatch and Aliens, Book 1 by Charise Mericle Harper
Horn Book, March/April 2014 issue
“It’s all funny and sweet and never too clever.”
ENGINES OF THE BROKEN WORLD by Jason Vanhee
Horn Book, March/April 2014 issue
“In dense, lyrical language, the novel raises questions of religion, morality, and free will as it builds toward a dark and ambiguous ending.”
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