January 11, 2024: Katie Carella at Scholastic Branches has acquired world rights to three books in a new early chapter book series, Coral Keepers, by Robin Yardi (l.), illustrated by Paul Kellam, about three young mermaid magicians who must use their powers to become Coral Keepers, protectors of the four oceans, and save the underwater queendom of Anjeea from the evil shark magician Rozaro. Publication is scheduled for Spring 2025; Erin Casey Westin at Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency represented the author, and Robyn Newton and Amy Fitzgerald at The Bright Agency represented the illustrator.

October 17, 2023: Charlie Ilgunas at Little Bee Books has acquired world rights to I Know the Whale by Robin Yardi (l.), illustrated by Matt Schu, a picture book about life and loss, centered on a child who finds a beached whale washed up on the shore and later sees it housed in the local museum. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; Erin Casey Westin at Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency represented the author, and Chad W. Beckerman at the CAT Agency represented the illustrator.

June 15, 2023: Alex Wolfe at Penguin Workshop has bought Threads, the debut picture book by embroidery artist Ashley Wong. Sunny and Jemma are best friends, but when Jemma moves away, they learn that it's okay for different friendships to fray or strengthen over time. Publication is scheduled for spring 2026; Erin Casey Westin at Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency did the deal for world English rights.

September 30, 2022: #KidLit4Climate founder Emma Reynolds's DRAWN TO CHANGE THE WORLD, a middle grade nonfiction anthology featuring profiles of 16 youth climate activists who have been campaigning for change all over the world, with each profile illustrated by a different artist, with illustrations by Derick Brooks, Natasha Donovan, Teo Duvall, Gloria Felix, Devon Holzwarth, Erin Hunting, Margarita Kukhtina, Victoria Maderna and Federico Piatti, Bill Masuku, Ann Maulina, Natasha Nayo, Emma Reynolds, Shivana Sookdeo, Anoosha Syed, and Jade Zhang, to Megan Ilnitzki at Harper Children's, for publication in summer 2023, by Thao Le at Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency for the author, Erin Casey Westin at Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency for Brooks, Pete Ryan at Stimola Literary Studio for DuVall, Nicole Tugeau at Tugeau 2 for Holzwarth, Atlanta Japp at Advocate-Art for Hunting, Jen Linnan at Linnan Literary Management for Sookdeo, and Taylor Martindale Kean at Full Circle Literary for Syed (world).

March 11, 2022: Adrienne Kress's GHOST CIRCUS, the story of a 12-year-old boy, a creepy ghost girl, an adorable polterghost, and a group of spirited circus performers, as they spend one freaky night trying to evade the headless horseman and solve the mystery of the ghost circus, illustrated by Jade Zhang, to Chris Duffy at Union Square Kids, for publication in 2025, by Jessica Regel at Helm Literary for the author, and by Erin Casey Westin at Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).