Client NewsSubscribe Here! Categories Awards 77 Bestsellers 150 Deals 32 Editors' Picks 209 Film 31 In the News 166 Interviews 72 Releases 6 Reviews 219 Rights Sales 7 Reviews Hillary Godwin 1/1/25 Reviews Hillary Godwin 1/1/25 The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books praises Jashar Awan’s EVERY MONDAY MABEL in starred review: “an arm-pumping, truck-horn toot to each person reveling in their own ‘garbage’” Read More Reviews Nicholas Croce 12/20/24 Reviews Nicholas Croce 12/20/24 BLACK GIRL YOU ARE ATLAS by Renée Watson earns a fourth starred review Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/19/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/19/24 SLJ calls DIVE! by Chris Gall “gorgeous” and “a first choice for libraries” in starred review Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/19/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/19/24 Publishers Weekly praises FOUR RED SWEATERS by Lucy Adlington in starred review: “a poignant testament to the unconquerability of the human spirit” Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/18/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/18/24 Booklist calls A BOOK OF MAPS FOR YOU, illustrated by Maxwell Eaton III, “a useful, creative addition to elementary-school map units” in starred review Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/16/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/16/24 Booklist calls THE FIVE SIDES OF MARJORIE RICE by Amy Alznauer an “expressive” and “memorable picture-book biography” in starred review Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/16/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/16/24 Kirkus calls Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati’s WORDS WITH WINGS AND MAGIC THINGS “visionary . . . lavish . . . broad and subtle. . . to stay with readers for years to come” in starred review Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/15/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/15/24 The New York Times praises the message in K-Fai Steele’s LONE WOLF GOES TO SCHOOL: “the person who is always going to be there is you, and that’s a very worthwhile person to be friends with” Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/12/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/12/24 Booklist calls ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY by Renée Watson “a phenomenal and realistic portrayal of a teenager experiencing the loss of a loved one for the first time” in starred review Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/9/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/9/24 PW calls SERGE & ROSCOE by Len Vlahos “a breezy read. . . with palpable charm” Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/26/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/26/24 The Horn Book praises Renée Watson’s CICELY TYSON in starred review: “Watson’s accessible and immediate poems about Tyson’s life…highlight the history that was being made” Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/23/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/23/24 Kirkus calls Renée Watson’s ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY an “achingly beautiful” and “heartfelt portrait of the complexities of grief and the indomitable human spirit” Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/21/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/21/24 The Horn Book calls BEWARE THE DRAGON AND THE NOZZLEWOCK by Vikram Madan “humorous” and “innovative” in starred review Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/19/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/19/24 Booklist calls TO SEE AN OWL by Matthew Cordell a “pleasurable exploration of the magic that the world reveals to those who approach it with patience” Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/12/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/12/24 Bookpage calls I MADE IT OUT OF CLAY by Beth Kander “an imaginative and emotionally charged contemporary Jewish fairy tale” Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/11/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/11/24 Publishers Weekly calls SOMETHING GOOD by Kenneth Kraegel a “swiftly paced, effervescent comedy” Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/9/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/9/24 Kirkus calls THE MITZVAH FAIRY by Danielle Joseph “a tale gently infused with kindness and compassion” Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/7/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/7/24 SLJ calls THE SHERLOCK SOCIETY by James Ponti a “thrilling…delightful tale that combines humor, history, and heart into one captivating adventure” Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/6/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/6/24 Kirkus calls SOMETHING GOOD by Kenneth Kraegel “something good, indeed, for storytime” Read More Reviews Nicholas Croce 10/28/24 Reviews Nicholas Croce 10/28/24 Booklist calls INKBOUND: METICULOUS JONES AND THE SKULL TATTOO by Philippa Leathley “a winning fantasy that blends creativity, action, and substance.” Read More Older Posts
Reviews Hillary Godwin 1/1/25 Reviews Hillary Godwin 1/1/25 The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books praises Jashar Awan’s EVERY MONDAY MABEL in starred review: “an arm-pumping, truck-horn toot to each person reveling in their own ‘garbage’” Read More
Reviews Nicholas Croce 12/20/24 Reviews Nicholas Croce 12/20/24 BLACK GIRL YOU ARE ATLAS by Renée Watson earns a fourth starred review Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/19/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/19/24 SLJ calls DIVE! by Chris Gall “gorgeous” and “a first choice for libraries” in starred review Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/19/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/19/24 Publishers Weekly praises FOUR RED SWEATERS by Lucy Adlington in starred review: “a poignant testament to the unconquerability of the human spirit” Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/18/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/18/24 Booklist calls A BOOK OF MAPS FOR YOU, illustrated by Maxwell Eaton III, “a useful, creative addition to elementary-school map units” in starred review Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/16/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/16/24 Booklist calls THE FIVE SIDES OF MARJORIE RICE by Amy Alznauer an “expressive” and “memorable picture-book biography” in starred review Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/16/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/16/24 Kirkus calls Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati’s WORDS WITH WINGS AND MAGIC THINGS “visionary . . . lavish . . . broad and subtle. . . to stay with readers for years to come” in starred review Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/15/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/15/24 The New York Times praises the message in K-Fai Steele’s LONE WOLF GOES TO SCHOOL: “the person who is always going to be there is you, and that’s a very worthwhile person to be friends with” Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/12/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/12/24 Booklist calls ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY by Renée Watson “a phenomenal and realistic portrayal of a teenager experiencing the loss of a loved one for the first time” in starred review Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/9/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 12/9/24 PW calls SERGE & ROSCOE by Len Vlahos “a breezy read. . . with palpable charm” Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/26/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/26/24 The Horn Book praises Renée Watson’s CICELY TYSON in starred review: “Watson’s accessible and immediate poems about Tyson’s life…highlight the history that was being made” Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/23/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/23/24 Kirkus calls Renée Watson’s ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY an “achingly beautiful” and “heartfelt portrait of the complexities of grief and the indomitable human spirit” Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/21/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/21/24 The Horn Book calls BEWARE THE DRAGON AND THE NOZZLEWOCK by Vikram Madan “humorous” and “innovative” in starred review Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/19/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/19/24 Booklist calls TO SEE AN OWL by Matthew Cordell a “pleasurable exploration of the magic that the world reveals to those who approach it with patience” Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/12/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/12/24 Bookpage calls I MADE IT OUT OF CLAY by Beth Kander “an imaginative and emotionally charged contemporary Jewish fairy tale” Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/11/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/11/24 Publishers Weekly calls SOMETHING GOOD by Kenneth Kraegel a “swiftly paced, effervescent comedy” Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/9/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/9/24 Kirkus calls THE MITZVAH FAIRY by Danielle Joseph “a tale gently infused with kindness and compassion” Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/7/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/7/24 SLJ calls THE SHERLOCK SOCIETY by James Ponti a “thrilling…delightful tale that combines humor, history, and heart into one captivating adventure” Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/6/24 Reviews Hillary Godwin 11/6/24 Kirkus calls SOMETHING GOOD by Kenneth Kraegel “something good, indeed, for storytime” Read More
Reviews Nicholas Croce 10/28/24 Reviews Nicholas Croce 10/28/24 Booklist calls INKBOUND: METICULOUS JONES AND THE SKULL TATTOO by Philippa Leathley “a winning fantasy that blends creativity, action, and substance.” Read More