MCPG February Publicity Recap

PICTURE BOOKS

    

Picture Book News and Awards

- BLACK GIRL MAGIC was included on the 2019 Amelia Bloomer Project List. You can see the full list here.

- TODAY.COM selected IF ANIMALS SAID I LOVE YOU, ROBOT IN LOVE, and YOU'RE ALL KINDS OF WONDERFUL as part of their top 25 Best Valentine's Day Children's Book 2019. You can read the full list here.

Picture Book Starred Reviews

IT FEELS GOOD TO BE YOURSELF: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn; Illustrated by Noah Grigni; Holt; 40 pages; May 2019 (TWO STARRED REVIEWS!)

★ "We're living in a big, wide wonderful world. And this book is a welcome addition to it, as it fills a large gap in the literature." — Booklist

★ "Giving kids and adults a hopeful model for discussing (and embracing) one another's gender is just one of the gifts offered by this valuable narrative. Exceptional." — Kirkus

OGILVY by Deborah Underwood; illustrated by T.L. McBeth; Holt; 40 pages; May 2019

★ "Drag queens may throw some shade at Ogilvy's wardrobe, but that's this book's only flaw." — Kirkus

Picture Book Sales

- MOON! EARTH'S BEST FRIEND by Stacy McAnulty/Japanese rights sold to Shogakukan, ltd.

- BE KIND by Pat Zietlow Miller/Italian rights sold to Nomos Edizioni

- GOLDEN GOOSE by Uri Shulevitz/Korean rights sold to Sigongsa Co., Ltd.

 

YOUNG ADULT

        

Young Adult News and Awards

- A GIRL LIKE THAT was included on the 2019 Amelia Bloomer Project List. You can see the full list here.

- THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER was selected as a finalist for the 2019 Children's and Teen Book Choice Awards for the Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader.

"Young Adult Starred Reviews

HOW (NOT) TO ASK A BOY TO PROM by S.J. Goslee; Roaring Brook; 240 pages; April 2019

 

★ "A tour de force novel with pages that almost seem to turn of their own accord." — Kirkus

BEWARE THE NIGHT by Jessika Fleck; Swoon Reads/Feiwel & Friends; 320 pages; March 2019

★ "Finely tuned and masterfully written, this is a must-purchase for all fantasy shelves." — School Library Journal

Young Adult Sales

- I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE by Maurene Goo/Romanian rights sold to Editura Booklet SRL

- WARRIOR OF THE WILD by Tricia Levenseller/Polish rights sold to F.H.U. NapoleonV

MIDDLE GRADE & CHAPTER BOOKS

    

Middle Grade & Chapter Book News and Awards

- BETTY BEFORE X, PASHMINA, and PERIOD were included on the 2019 Amelia Bloomer Project List. You can see the full list here.

Middle Grade & Chapter Book Starred Reviews

TIME SIGHT by Lynne Jonell; illustrated by Vivien Mildenberger; Holt; 416 pages; May 2019

★ "Gripping and thoughtful; readers will be left pondering their own connections to the past." — Kirkus

THE LOST BOY'S GIFT by Kimberly Willis Holt; illustrated by Jonathan Bean; Holt; 224 pages; April 2019

★ "The dull and seemingly ordinary neighborhood in which Daniel fetches up with his newly divorced mom turns out to be anything but....After Daniel's experiences, readers will want to move there too. " — Kirkus

Middle Grade Sales

- REAL FRIENDS by Shannon Hale/Polish rights sold to Wydawnictwo Jaguar Sp.

- REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF COYOTE SUNRISE by Dan Gemeinhart/Romanian rights sold to Editura Art

- SECRETS OF WINTERHOUSE by Ben Guterson/Romanian rights sold to Editura Humanitas

- REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF COYOTE SUNRISE by Dan Gemeinhart/Russian rights sold to Pink Giraffe Books

- MY LIFE AS A GAMER by Janet Tashjian/Polish rights sold to Wydawnictwo Mamania, an imprint of Grupa Wydawnicza Relacja

- MY LIFE AS A YOUTUBER by Janet Tashjian/Polish rights Wydawnictwo Mamania, an imprint of Grupa Wydawnicza Relacja

- OUT OF THE WOODS by Rebecca Bond/Simplified Chinese rights sold to Ginkgo (Beijing) Book Co., Ltd.

- LOSING EARTH by Nathaniel Rich/French rights sold to Le Seuil Jeunesse

GRAPHIC NOVELS

Graphic Novel News and Awards

- SPEAK: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL was included on the 2019 Amelia Bloomer Project List. You can see the full list here.

- Lucy Knisley was interviewed for The Longest Shortest Time podcast about KID GLOVES and the experiences depicted in the book, you can listen to the interview here.

- KID GLOVES was also featured in a Meet the Author feature in the March Feature of BookPage (view HERE)

- io9 (UVM: 9 million) exclusively revealed the second excerpt of THE ADVENTURE ZONE: MURDER ON THE ROCKPORT LIMITED by Clint, Griffin, Justin, Travis McElroy, and Carey Pietsch!

- Entertainment Weekly (UVM 23.9 M) exclusively revealed the cover and first interior pages of THE ADVENTURE ZONE: MURDER ON THE ROCKPORT LIMITED! by Clint, Griffin, Justin, and Travis McElroy, and Carey Pietsch!

Graphic Novel Sales

- TIGER VS. NIGHTMARE by Emily Tetri/Korean rights sold to BIR Publishing

- ARE YOU LISTENING? by Tillie Walden/Italian rights sold to Bao Publishing

- IN REAL LIFE by Cory Doctorow/Korean rights sold to Dasan Publishers House

- ON A SUNBEAM by Tillie Walden/Polish rights sold to Kultura Gniewu