It’s time for some good news! And who doesn’t need a little good news today? As picture book writers we have so much to celebrate this month because a whole new crop of 12 x 12 member books are out in the world! All of today’s good news was submitted before May 1st. Be sure to have your good news submitted by the 1st of the month for inclusion in that month’s Good News Post. A link to the Good News form can be found under Important Announcements in the 12 x 12 forum.

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Book Birthdays

Congratulations to Jennifer K. Mann on the release of THE CAMPING TRIP (Candlewick)! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Carolyn Combs on the May 1st release of WHAT’S THIS TAIL SAYING? from Dawn Publications! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Emma Wood on the May 1st release of TULIP AND DOUG from Scholastic NZ! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Claire Annette Noland on the May 1st release of EVIE’S FIELD DAY (Cardinal Rule Press)! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Rina Singh on the May 5th release of GRANDMOTHER SCHOOL from Orca Book Publishers! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Vicky Fang on the May 5th release of LAYLA AND THE BOTS (Scholastic)! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Sharon Giltrow on the May 12th release of BEDTIME, DADDY from EK Books! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Marcie Wessels on the May 12th release of THE BOY WHO THOUGHT OUTSIDE THE BOX from Sterling Children’s Books! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Kelly Jordan on the May 12th release of THE LITTLE BLUE COTTAGE from Page Street Press! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Gabi Snyder on the May 19th release of TWO DOGS ON A TRIKE from Abrams Appleseed! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Carolyn Leiloglou on the May 25th release of LIBRARY’S MOST WANTED from Pelican! (Click to Tweet)

Congratulations to Katelyn Aronson on the release of PIGLETTE from Penguin Kids! (Click to Tweet)

Signed! Look who has an agent!

Gabriele Davis signed with Linda Sweeney of The Seymour Agency! Woohoo!

Jilanne Hoffman signed with Lori Steel of Raven Quill Literary Agency! Hooray!

Samantha Gassman signed with Erica Christiansen of Metamorphosis Literary Agency! Congrats!

Stephanie Lau signed with Allie Levick of Writers House! Woohoo!

Tasha Hilderman signed with Rachel Orr of Prospect Agency! Way to go!

New Book Deals

Congratulations to Jodie Parachini on the sale of LISTENING TO THE STARS: JOCELYN BELL BURNELL DISCOVERS PULSARS to Albert Whitman and Company! The book will be illustrated by Alexandra Badiu. Hooray!

Congratulations to Katelyn Aronson on the sale of PIGLETTE’S PERFECT PLAN to Tamar Brazis at Viking Children’s! Eve Byrne will illustrate this second book with Piglette.  Awesome!

Congratulations to Rajani LaRocca on the sale of THE SECRET CODE INSIDE YOU to Charlie Ilgunas at Little Bee! Steven Salerno will illustrate. Woohoo!

Awards

Congratulations to Linda Booth Sweeney for MONUMENT MAKER: DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH AND THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL on being named a Massachusetts Book Award “Must Read” for 2020! WAY TO GO!

Congratulations to Nadia Salomon on receiving an SCBWI Work of Outstanding Progress (WOOP) Award for MYRLIE: A VOICE OF HOPE! Awesome!

Congratulations to Paula Henson on winning first runner in SCBWI LA’s Writers Day Contest for BUGS ON VACATION!

Congratulations to all our members on seeing their hard work pay off! We are so proud of you!

All of today’s good news was shared prior to May 1st. 12 x 12 members, if you have good news about a new book release, agent signing, book deal, or writing award, share it with us. Please submit your good news by June 1st to be included in our June Good News post. You can find the Good News form in the Important Announcements section of the forum.

Keep up your hard work!