THE GIANT ORANGE WHAT-THE-WHAT?! by Nicole Michels sells to Clarion Books
Anne Hoppe at Clarion Books has acquired The Giant Orange What-the-What?! by debut author-illustrator Nicole Michels, a picture book in which a girl gains new perspective, skills, and friends while contending with a disruptive mysterious object that appears out of nowhere. It's scheduled for winter 2026; Rosemary Stimola at Stimola Literary Studio brokered the deal for world English rights.