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Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic")

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Children's Agent. Reader. Mama. Header art by Marissa Valdez.

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's two starred reviews for BONEBAG by E.M. Elliott and David Elliott! ⭐ Read the full Kirkus review here and the full Booklist review here. In stores and libraries everywhere May 26, and available to preorder now!

BONEBAG has receive two starred reviews!!

Shawn Pryor @shawnrpryor.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ANNOUNCEMENT: FAST BREAK has been chosen by the Junior Library Guild for their Gold Standard Selection! @delartstuffs.bsky.social & I am honored. More readers getting their hands on our debut graphic novel is so exciting. Thank you so much for this honor, @jrlibraryguild.bsky.social!

The upcoming graphic novel, FAST BREAK, is a Junior Library Guild GOLD STANDARD SELECTION!

Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic")@ksonnack.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In summmmmmmer! 🎶

Andrea Brown Literary Agency@andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Summer reading season is here! You won’t want to miss out on these picture books that perfectly fit in with beach days, pool parties, camping trips, and all things involving sunny outdoor fun! 🏕️🏝️ 📚You can find the full list of these books (and more!) on our bookshop page.

ABLA picture books perfect for your summer! Link to our featured summer picture book list here: https://bookshop.org/lists/summer-books-andrea-brown-literary-agency

jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

AUTHORS! Do not, without the explicit permission of an illustrator, upload the art from your book into any AI system to create content like trailers for your book. I cannot believe this needs to be said AND HERE WE ARE.

Joy Ang @joyang.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Good Families Don’t is now out 🎉! Written by Robert Munsch, I had the pleasure of illustrating this new edition. Here are some of my favorite pieces. Hope you enjoy my flatulent art 💨 Big thanks to wonderful art director @johnmartz.bsky.social, Tundra Books, & agent @ksonnack.bsky.social

A square format cover - In the upper half of the page is large text that is illustrated to look like a translucent gas that is translucent. Partially behind this text is a woman with medium-brown skin holding her bichon frise furiously waving one hand in front of her disgusted face, she wears a blue long sleeve top with a v neck and khaki pants with a black belt. Next to her is a white-looking man with large square glasses , blonde hair that comes to a point, and a beard. He is pinching his nose, mouth open and tongue out - also in disgust. He wears a muted green sweater with a collared white shirt beneath and khakis as well. In the foreground center bottom of the page is an elementary-aged girl with big shiny eyes, nearly black long hair, straight bangs, a headband, dressed neatly in a purple top and skirt with her hands folded in front of her. She has a sweet smile. More gas that matches the look of the title text emerges from her skirt. To the left of her and on top of the gas is thick pink san serif text that reads, "by Robert Munsch", to the right of her is "illustrated by Joy Ang". The background comprises of shades of pink gas.

A scene with a gaseous fart monster in the front and center of the page. It is the same style as the green gaseous text on the cover. It has long bubbly whiskers above its tubular purple mouth. Round, cartoonish yellow teeth that sparsely fit in its large bean-shaped mouth. The monster also has a large bulbous nose. It has long noodle-y arms and legs with large hands, feet, and cracked grotesque brown nails. The monster is lying on its back on a bed in a little girl's room reading her purple-color diary. It's laughing with its eyes close and its left hand clapped on its forehead. Gaseous bits can be seen emitting from its head and "tail" as well as more transparent gas that radiates throughout the room. The girl from the cover, now in form-fitting purple poka dotted pjs is just above center of the page. She's opened the door into her room and has a terrified expression as she sees this monster intruding in her space. One hand is still on the doorknob of the open door. Her hair spikes out like a ghibli film when a character is frigtened. The room is shades of pastel purples, pinks, blues and cream. There is a soccer ball on the floor and a poster of a silly narwhal that states "Make a splash!". At her vanity is an arched mirror with a ribboned sunhat on top of it. There are polaroids tucked into the mirror below the hat and a blue 1st place ribbon on the other side. The wall where the headboard sits against has long vertical stripes of blue and pink. The headboard is another shade of pink with a wavy top design. There are white FX lines that radiate along the whole of the page centering the girl and monster.

The same monster from the last image is now in an energetic pouncing position with eyes open and a large smile on its face. Its right eye has a purple swirl instead of a pupil, the left one has a dark purple dot as a pupil - the monster has yellow sclera. It holds the diary in its right hand. The monster is pouncing on the man from the cover. He is now in a green house coat with a white v neck shirt beneath and green shorts. He has 3 cartoonish leg hairs, white socks, and teal bubbly slippers. He looks shocked and terrified with his mouth wide open as he falls backwards from the monster.

Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

✨ Happy book birthday to these two incredible titles! 📚ENCORE! 📚AXOLOTL-ELLA: A Sort-of Cinderella Story Available now at your local library and wherever books are sold! 🥳 @ksonnack.bsky.social @literaticat.bsky.social @katemessner.com

ENCORE! and AXOLOTL-ELLA released today!

Emanuel Wiemans @emanuelwiemans.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It’s #kidlitpostcardday Wouldn’t you know it! For books and publishing I am represented by @ksonnack.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #illustration #kidlitart

Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 5mo ago

BETTER THAN A TOUCHDOWN written by Jalen Hurts, illustrated by Nneka Myers, is an instant New York Times bestseller!! Congratulations, Nneka! 🥳 @kinopia.bsky.social @ksonnack.bsky.social

BETTER THAN A TOUCHDOWN by Jalen Hurts, illustrated by Nneka Myers, is an instant New York Times bestseller!!!

Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📚We’re hiring a full time Agency Assistant supporting Operations and Contracts! 📚 Are you interested in the world of books and providing support in publishing? Click here for full job description to see if this role is right for you! Applications open until 4/15. 📍Role is in person in San Diego.

We’re hiring an Agency Assistant supporting Operations and Contracts!

Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic")@ksonnack.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🎂🎂Two weeks on the bestseller list! Happy Seuss week!

Andrea Brown Literary Agency@andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 5mo ago

IF IT WERE MY BIRTHDAY PARTY BY THE CAT IN THE HAT written by Alastair Heim is a USA Today Bestseller for the second week in a row! Congratulations, Alastair!! @alastairheim.bsky.social @ksonnack.bsky.social

IF IT WERE MY BIRTHDAY PARTY BY THE CAT IN THE HAT (but really written by Alastair Heim) is a USA Today Bestseller for the second week in a row!

Druscilla Santiago @adventurefunclub.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Looking at fish. ✨I’m a published kidlit illustrator from Hawai‘i. I’d love to work on character driven projects.✨ Rep’d by @ksonnack.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlitartpostcard

An illustration of a boy crouching down and looking into a fish bowl at a purple fish. The boy is wearing a green striped shirt, green shorts and no shoes. His hair is brown and messy and his cheeks are pink. The background is white which gives the image a quiet feel. The art is done in brush pen, marker, color pencil and pen.

Emanuel Wiemans @emanuelwiemans.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hard to believe it's been 25+ years of illustrating! Time goes by like nothing. Fellow artists know you create a lot and don't always remember every piece. But this album cover stands out as was one of the first I was asked to design and illustrate. @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @ksonnack.bsky.social

Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic")@ksonnack.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're hiring an assistant to join us in our San Diego office. Looking for someone who's interested in supporting the infrastructure and inner workings of a literary agency. Please share in your circles!

Andrea Brown Literary Agency@andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic")@ksonnack.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Andrea Brown Literary Agency@andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🎨 Illustrator spotlight on Kah Yangni! Kah is represented by Kelly Sonnack and interested in illustrating picture books, nonfiction, and covers. Check out Kah's illustrator page! @kahyangni.bsky.social @ksonnack.bsky.social

Mixed media illustration of a group of people playing brass instruments, while other people dance joyfully. Credit: from WEIRD AND WONDERFUL YOU, © 2025 written by Zaila Avant-Garde and illustrated by Kah Yangni, Doubleday/Penguin Random House

mixed media illustration of a girl wearing socks and holding flip flops as she walks through grass, with lush foliage in the background. Credit: from RISE, GIRL, RISE, © 2026 written by Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee and illustrated by Kah Yangni, Orchard Books/Scholastic

mixed media illustration of people of different races and body times throughout a city scene underneath a rainbow. Handwritten text reads, “Trans people belong everywhere”

Mixed media illustration of an adult and multiple kids walking in front of a bus. One of the kids is doing a cartwheel. Credit: from WEIRD AND WONDERFUL YOU, © 2025 written by Zaila Avant-Garde and illustrated by Kah Yangni, Doubleday/Penguin Random House

Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🎨 Illustrator spotlight on Joy Ang! Joy is represented by Kelly Sonnack and interested in illustrating picture books, covers, and graphic novels. Check out Joy's illustrator page! @joyang.bsky.social @ksonnack.bsky.social

Four panel comic of four kids buckling their seatbelts in a car. In the first panel, one girl, Nami, says, “We’re learning about where cephalopods actually came from!” In the second panel, one girl says, “They came from space, Nami.” In the third panel, a boy leans toward Nami, who has a frustrated expression, and says, “Pfft. They came from a magic dimensional rift deep in the abyss.” In the final panel, the driver, Nami’s sibling, says, “Alright, seatbelts everyone!”

Credit: from SCIENCE COMICS: CEPHALOPODS, © 2026 written by Casey Zakroff and illustrated by Joy Ang, First Second/Macmillan

One comic panel in which four kids and one teen, viewed from the back, stare in awe at a wall of mollusk fossils while other museum-goers pass by. They say, “Whoa.”

Credit: from SCIENCE COMICS: CEPHALOPODS, © 2026 written by Casey Zakroff and illustrated by Joy Ang, First Second/Macmillan

illustration of a girl opening the door of her bedroom, only to see a giant fart monster lying on her bed laughing and reading her diary

Credit: from GOOD FAMILIES DON’T, © 2026 written by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Joy Ang, Tundra/PRH Canada

illustration of a girl running down the stairs and flapping her arms in panic

Credit: from GOOD FAMILIES DON’T, © 2026 written by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Joy Ang, Tundra/PRH Canada

Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic")@ksonnack.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Congrats Alastair!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Andrea Brown Literary Agency@andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🎉IF IT WERE MY BIRTHDAY PARTY BY THE CAT IN THE HAT by Alastair Heim is a USA Today bestseller!! 🎉 Congratulations, Alastair!! @alastairheim.bsky.social @ksonnack.bsky.social

Jenny Alvarado @jennyabooks.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I’m so excited to share this news! Pencil & Eraser are getting a 4th book!! 🙌🎉🥹 I’m overjoyed to continue working with Chris, Kyra, and the rest of the @putnambooks.bsky.social team!! ☺️ So many thanks to @ksonnack.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social 💕

Image include a deal announcement for a new book by Jenny Alvarado. There are two anthropomorphized characters in the bottom right, Pencil and Eraser. Pencil is invading Erasers space and while exclaiming “Another book!” Eraser is not amused.

Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic")@ksonnack.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I wish I was going to be in the area for this, but for those of you illustrators who are (around NYC next week), put this on your calendar!

Susan, A Cabbage Man, Graham@grahamophones.bsky.social · 6mo ago

News! I'm moderating a panel for illustrators: "Understanding Illustration Representation," an event by the @aalitagents.bsky.social & @soi128.bsky.social next week on February 11 + networking with AALA agents afterward. Would love to see you! #illustration societyillustrators.org/event/aala-p...

Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic")@ksonnack.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A FATE SO COLD is out now and PW gave it a star! Grab your copy! ⭐

Andrea Brown Literary Agency@andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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 @ksonnack.bsky.social

“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

Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🎨 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

Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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

Jem is OPEN to queries @jemiscoe.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I've also updated my MSWL a bit. Check that out here: www.andreabrownlit.com/Team/jemisco....

Jemiscoe Chambers-Black - literary agent

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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 @literaticat.bsky.social

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.

Jenny Alvarado @jennyabooks.bsky.social · 10mo ago

✨ 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.

Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🎨 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

Jacob Souva @jacobsouva.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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 😳 open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...

How I Queried My Literary Agent

A tale full of intrigue, doubt, and success (Part 1)

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danamarie hosler/ mightypigeon @mightypigeon.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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

Andrea Brown Literary Agency@andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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

Kris Easler @kriseasler.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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”

Emanuel Wiemans @emanuelwiemans.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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.