October has brought an incredible harvest of 12 x 12 Good News! Check out these new books from your fellow 12 x 12 members, plus, agent signings, new book deals, and awards to celebrate!
If you have good news in any of these categories, be sure to let us know by filling out the Good News form in the Important Announcements section of the 12 x 12 forum.
All of today’s good news was submitted before September 25th. If you submitted news after September 25th, it will be included in our November post.
Easy ways to help 12 x 12 members and their books:
- Click on the “Click to Tweet” links to share on Twitter and get the word out about these books on social media.
- Submit a request to your local library to carry these books.
- Write reviews on Amazon, GoodReads, and B&N.
- Consider purchasing these books from your local independent bookstore or the 12 x 12 Bookshop.org site. (Purchases made at the 12 x 12 Bookshop.org help to fund our diversity and scholarship programs.)
Your fellow authors appreciate your support!
Book Birthdays
Congratulations to Pippa Chorley on the October 1st debut of OUT OF THE BOX published by Marshall Cavendish Children and illustrated by Danny Deeptown! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Angela H. Dale on the October 4th release of BUS STOP published by Cameron Kids and illustrated by Lala Watkins! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Valerie Bolling on the October 4th debut of RIDE, ROLL, RUN: TIME FOR FUN! published by Abrams Appleseed and illustrated by Sabrena Khadija! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Nell Cross Beckerman on the October 4th debut of CAVES published by Scholastic and illustrated Kalen Chock! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Dan Marvin on the October 11th release of IF DINOSAURS HAD HAIR published by Roaring Brook Press and illustrated by Lesley Vamos! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Carter Higgins on the October 11th release of A STORY IS TO SHARE: HOW RUTH KRAUSS FOUND ANOTHER WAY TO TELL A STORY published by Abrams Books for Young Readers and illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault! (Click to Tweet)
It’s a 12 x 12 TWO-FER!! Congratulations to creative talents author Carter Higgins and illustrator Jennifer K. Mann on the October 11th release of AUDREY L. & AUDREY W.: TRUE CREATIVE TALENTS published by Chronicle Books! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to author-illustrator Gela Kalaitzidis on the October 11th release of OZZIE & PRINCE ZEBEDEE published by Flamingo Books/PRH! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Jenny Lacika on the October 18th release of the Spanish language version of ESSIE! ¿OTRA VEZ? / AGAIN, ESSIE? published by Charlesbridge Publishing and illustrated by Teresa Martínez! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Gabi Snyder on the October 18th release of the board book version of TWO DOGS ON A TRIKE published by Abrams and illustrated by Robin Rosenthal! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Karen Nespoli (and her co-author Caitlin Bree Kennedy) on the October 18th release of TWO WINS FOR WILEY published by Miriam Laundry Publishing and illustrated by Carissa Harris! (Click to Tweet)
Another 12 x 12 TWO-FER! Congratulations to illustrator Kate Talbot and author Melissa Stoller (and her co-authors Callie Mettler and Shirin Rahman) on the October 18th release of BUILDING BRIDGES: PEACE, SALAAM, AND SHALOM published by Clear Fork Publishing! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Aya Khalil on the October 18th release of OUR WORLD: EGYPT published by Barefoot Books and illustrated by Magda Azab! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Ann Harrell on the October 25th release of PETE’S FIRST PLAYDATE published by Clavis Books and illustrated by Renate Potter! (Click to Tweet)
Congratulations to Leslie Eva Tayloe on the October 31st release of I’M FISHING WITH POP-POP TODAY published and illustrated by Austin Macauley Publishers! (Click to Tweet)
Signed! Look who has an agent!
Craig Macnaughton signed with Delia Berrigan at the Martin Literary Management! Congrats!
Jessica Milo signed with Jonathan Rosen at The Seymour Agency! Awesome!
Laura De La Cruz signed with Leah Pierre at Ladderbird Agency! Way to go!
New Book Deals
Congratulations to Rebecca Gardyn Levington on the sale of AFIKOMAN, WHERE’D YOU GO? to Lauri Hornik at Penguin/Rocky Pond Books! Noa Kelner will illustrate. Huzzah!
Congratulations to Sherry Roberts on the sale of THE WETLANDS to Kenney Myers at Pen It Publications. The book will feature Sherry’s own award-winning floral photography. We can’t wait to see it!
Congratulations to Yewande Daniel-Ayoade on the sale of THE LITTLE REGENT to Ella Russell at Owlkids Books! Ken Daley will illustrate. Excellent!
Award Winners
Congratulations to Alison Pearce Stevens whose picture book RHINOS IN NEBRASKA won the Nebraska Book Award in three different categories! Woohoo X 3! 
Congratulations to Beth Elliot on NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS being longlisted for the Canadian Society of Children Authors, Illustrators and Performers’ 2022 Writing for Children Competition! Hooray!
Congratulations to Kari Lavelle whose picture book WE MOVE THE WOLRD was awarded The Writer’s League of Texas 2021 Book Award in the picture book category! Way to go!
So much to celebrate this month! Congratulations to all our members for pursuing your dreams! We are so proud of you!
All of today’s good news was shared prior to September 25th. 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 November 25th to be included in our December Good News post. You can find the Good News form in the Important Announcements section of the forum.
Keep up the good work, everyone!
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One Response
Congrats to everyone on their well-earned successes! 🙂